Chicago's The Wieners Circle gives out Chappell Roan tickets
The giveaway only lasted an hour, and organizers warned customers, "Chappell Roan will not be in attendance."
Chemical leak prompts hazmat response at Argonne National Laboratory
The hazmat techs were dispatched for a leaking package that turned up on a loading dock at the U.S. Department of Energy-owned lab.
Bar and grill in Franklin Park damaged by fire
The owner said Sneakers will be closed until after restoration, however long that may take.
Police activity snags South Shore Line, Metra Electric trains on South Side
There had earlier been a report of a bomb threat on a train in the area of Millennium Station downtown from which trains leave.
Woman, man dead in suspected murder-suicide in Elgin, Illinois
There was no threat to the community, police said.
Man critically injured in hit-and-run on Chicago's South Side
No one was in custody late Monday.
Boat capsizes on Lake Michigan at 31st Street; one man unaccounted for
A woman who had been onboard said the boat was a rented charter, and things started going wrong as they were pulling back into the harbor.
Teen shot, critically wounded on Chicago's West Side
Late Friday, no one was in custody. Detectives were investigating.
Driver hits pedestrian after being shot in Brighton Park
The victim lost control of his car and hit the 19-year-old pedestrian.
At least one black bear spotted at multiple downstate Illinois sites
Bears sometimes come into Illinois during the summer months despite no resident populations in the state.
Police search for hammer-wielding burglars targeting restaurants on Northwest Side
Four businesses were hit in one night.
Man charged with shooting landscaping worker, leading to standoff in Schaumburg
The Davey Tree Expert Company said the victim was one of its employees who was on a jobsite at the time.
Cook County to open special court facility in case of mass arrests during DNC in Chicago
The court system has been preparing extensively to deal with possible additional court proceedings related to arrests during the convention.
3 children hospitalized after fire in South Side Chicago Housing Authority building
A source said the children were playing with a firecracker in a bed, and it caught fire.
Burglars caught on video smashing into Lincoln Park vape shop
This was not the first time such a thing has happened.