City Council sets up final vote Saturday on alternative to mayor's budget plan
An alternative budget proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents on the City Council is gaining momentum, and could get a final vote in the next two days.
Mayor's budget team criticizes rivals' budget, claims it would leave $163M gap
Back-and-forth budget talks between Mayor Brandon Johnson's office and his opponents on the City Council continued Wednesday afternoon at Chicago City Hall with no resolution in sight.
2 killed in plane crash at DuPage Airport in West Chicago
A small plane crashed Wednesday afternoon at DuPage Airport in the city of West Chicago.
Woman charged with attacking 4 people with glass bottle in the Loop
A woman has been charged with attacking four people with a glass bottle on Tuesday morning in the Loop in downtown Chicago.
CFD honors paramedic Robert Truevillian, who died of COVID-19 in 2020
The Chicago Fire Department on Wednesday remembered a paramedic who died during the COVID-19 pandemic, honoring Robert Truevillian with a bell-ringing ceremony at the firehouse where he was stationed.
Jury rejects damages for Ariel Roman, man shot by CPD officers at Red Line stop
A federal jury on Tuesday declined to award any damages to a man shot by Chicago police at a CTA station in 2020, siding with the officers' attorneys who argued they shot him in self-defense.
Mayor's critics advance alternate budget with plastic bag tax hike, higher liquor taxes
Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan on Tuesday advanced an alternative spending plan that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales, and allow ads on city vehicles and light poles.
CPD officer found not guilty of sexually abusing woman after shoplifting arrest
A Chicago police officer has been found not guilty of groping a woman while she was handcuffed in a holding cell after she was arrested for shoplifting in 2023.
Portillo's planning new Michigan Avenue restaurant in downtown Chicago
Portillo's plans to open a new restaurant along Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, according to city records.
Pair indicted in string of robberies in Little Village and Humboldt Park
A second man has been charged in a string of armed robberies, including one in which the victim was kidnapped, last month in the Humboldt Park and Little Village neighborhoods.
Mayor's critics budget drop garbage collection fee hike from alternate budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson and a group of aldermen pushing its own budget proposal on Monday did not appear to move any closer to an agreement on a spending plan for next year.
2 charged in connection with home invasion targeting woman in Homer Glen
Two men have been charged in connection with an attack on a 73-year-old woman inside her home on Wednesday in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
Fire destroys home in West Chatham; no injuries after firefighter mayday call
A South Side home was destroyed after a fire Friday night in the West Chatham neighborhood. The flames and smoke could be seen for miles as firefighters called for all hands on deck.
Father and 4-year-old son missing from Little Village, Chicago police say
Chicago police are searching for a man and his 4-year-old son, who have been missing from the Little Village neighborhood since Wednesday.
5 injured when dump truck hits 4 cars, ends up in ditch near Libertyville
The roads were wet, but it's unclear if that's what caused a dump truck to lose control and hit four cars on Wednesday in unincorporated Lake County near Libertyville.