Elmhurst man charged with murder after woman's body found in Wadsworth
An Elmhurst man is being held in custody on murder and armed robbery charges after a woman's body was found in Wadsworth, Illinois, over the weekend.
Vigil, search party held for Daniel Davis, missing after Blue Island car crash
Chicago police, along with friends and family, are looking for a South Side man who has been missing for two weeks since a car crash in Blue Island, Illinois.
Pritzker signs bills protecting Illinois immigrants from federal enforcement
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a slate of legislation Tuesday morning to protect immigrants from "unjust" federal immigration enforcement actions.
Driver suffers "very minor" injuries when Metra BNSF train hits car
A driver suffered only "very minor" injuries when their SUV was struck by a Metra BNSF train in Hinsdale Monday morning.
Firefighters battle two-alarm fire in apartment near O'Hare, elementary school
Chicago firefighters were called to a two-alarm building fire near an elementary school and O'Hare Airport on the city's Northwest Side Friday afternoon.
Indiana judge clears owner in 2023 deaths of dogs in hot box truck
The owner of a K-9 training company has been found not guilty by an Indiana judge after nine dogs died inside a hot box truck in the summer of 2023.
Teen charged in River North robberies targeting bar patrons
Chicago police said a teen has been arrested and charged as a juvenile in a string of robberies over the summer that targeted bar patrons in River North.
Durbin tries again to pass DREAM Act before retirement
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is set to retire in 2026, but before he leaves Congress he is making one last attempt to pass the DREAM Act.
4 hurt, 2 seriously, in South Side crash
Four people were injured, two of them seriously, in a crash on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning, police said.
Racine County, Wis., deputy saves child from deadly house fire: Video
Bodycam video captured a sheriff's deputy in Racine County, Wisconsin, saving the life of a little girl from a house fire that killed her mother and the family dog earlier this week.
CTA State/Lake station closes in January for 3 years
The elevated State/Lake CTA station will officially close on January 5, 2026, to be demolished and reconstructed over three years, the city said Thursday.
Gov. JB Pritzker meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
Governor JB Pritzker met with Chicago's Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
CPD release suspects photos in deadly Little Village jewelry store shooting
Chicago police released surveillance photos of two suspects they are trying to identify in a deadly shooting outside a Little Village jewelry store that killed a father and son.
21 arrested, 4 officers hurt in clashes outside Broadview ICE facility
Nearly two dozen people were arrested and four officers were injured as protesters clashed with police outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino leaves Chicago
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has left Chicago after two months of controversial enhanced immigration operations.