Burglars target businesses, work vehicles in dozens of Chicago break-ins
A group of men has broken into businesses and work vehicles by smashing windows and doors.
Museum of Science and Industry changing name to honor donor Ken Griffin
The name change comes five years after billionaire Ken Griffin donated $125 million to the museum, the largest gift in the museum's history.
Chicago to create program to offer relief from water bills that spiked due to underground leaks
Eligible homeowners and business owners would be able to have their water bills lowered if they can prove their higher bill is the result of leak in the underground service line.
Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital reaches tentative deal to avoid another nurses' strike
Nurses at the hospital had gone on strike three times since last August, asking for higher wages and better staffing.
Former Loretto Hospital executive charged with helping embezzle nearly $500,000
Heather Bergdahl, 37, the hospital's former chief transformation officer, is charged with embezzlement from a federally-funded program.
Chicago closes migrant shelter at former Wadsworth Elementary School in Woodlawn
Chicago has seen a steady decline in the number of migrants living in temporary shelters in 2024, with the city's shelter population cut nearly in half since January.
University of Chicago police captain has double lung transplant after suffering COVID and cancer
Arthur Gillespie, 56, discovered he had lung cancer while he was being treated for a severe case of COVID-19 in 2020.
Chicago police identify boy found wandering alone in Englewood
He was found in the 1300 block of West 64th Street.
House panel demands info on Northwestern's response to antisemitism at campus protests
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, said she has "grave concerns regarding Northwestern's persistent failure in addressing antisemitism."
Illini basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. to face trial on rape charge
A Kansas judge on Friday determined there was sufficient probable cause for the case against Shannon to go to trial. His trial date was tentatively set for June 10.
Woman arrested for April bomb threat at Illinois State Capitol, public aid office in Springfield
Gabrielle Williams, 23, of Springfield, is charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct.
Rideshare drivers targeted in string of robberies on South Side of Chicago
In each attack, rideshare drivers would pick up a passenger and take them to their destination, and then the passenger would rob them at gunpoint.
University of Chicago protesters call removal of pro-Palestinan encampment a "brutal police raid"
The university has said protesters sleeping in tents were given fair warning before the encampment was removed, but protesters said there was no such warning.
Teen run over by Chicago police car during 2020 George Floyd protests to get $525,000 settlement
Astarte Washington was 15 years old when she suffered multiple broken bones after an unattended Chicago police car rolled over her.
Chicago set to pay $1.75 million settlement to family of woman who died in police holding cell
Irene Chavez's family said police ignored her pleas to go to the hospital, even after she repeatedly told them she was a veteran suffering from PTSD.