Reps. Casten and Garcia urge President Biden to drop out of race for White House
More than two dozen House Democrats have now publicly called for President Biden to end his bid for re-election.
Man charged in road rage shooting death of 3-year-old Mateo Zastro
Mateo was shot in the head in front of his mother and three siblings while riding in the family car in the West Lawn neighborhood.
White Sox release 2025 schedule, with earliest Opening Day in MLB history
Opening Day is set for March 27, when the White Sox will host the Angels at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Cubs will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Dodgers
It will be the second time the Cubs have played a regular season series in Tokyo, after splitting two games with the New York Mets there in 2000.
Man robbed, stabbed on CTA bus in Austin
Police said a 27-year-old man got into an argument with another passenger while riding a CTA bus around 10:20 p.m. in the 300 block of North Cicero Avenue.
Alderman proposes lowering Chicago's default speed limit to 25 mph
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) said even a small reduction in speed on city streets could drastically reduce the number of traffic fatalities every year in Chicago.
Elderly woman Tsering Wangyal missing from Skokie since Monday
Tsering Wangyal, 82, was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Monday in the area of the 9500 block of Bronx Place, Skokie police said.
Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital tie for top hospital in Illinois
The list by U.S. News and World Report ranks hospitals based on several specialties.
Woman dies after tree falls on Northwest Indiana home during severe storms
Officials responded to the home at 8902 W. 141st Lane around 10:20 p.m.
Striking Amazon drivers picket outside Skokie delivery station
The drivers, who have been on strike since June 26, said they're living paycheck to paycheck, getting paid around $20 per hour, while rarely scheduled for a full 40-hour work week.
7 killed, 30 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 51.
Former Loretto Hospital CFO, 2 others charged in $15 million embezzlement scheme
Anosh Ahmed, Heather Bergdahl, and Sameer Suhail are accused of arranging for the hospital to make payments for goods and services it never received, and directing the money to bank accounts they controlled.
Missing boaters' bodies found a week after jumping in Lake Michigan near Whiting, Indiana
Eduardo Rivera Jr., 45, and Salvador Lopez, 32, both of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, were last seen on July 5 when both jumped off a boat in Lake Michigan near Whiting, Indiana.
Woman charged with DUI in wrong-way crash that killed fitness coach
Jakyla Hester, 21, has been charged with one felony count of reckless homicide and two felony counts of aggravated DUI.
115th Race to Mackinac setting sail from Chicago
The 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island in Michigan is the oldest annual freshwater race.