Pro-Palestinian protesters block road near O'Hare Airport Monday morning
Protesters were wearing signs reading "Free Palestine" and "Stop Genocide" blocked all lanes of traffic headed to the O'Hare terminals.
5-year-old Chicago girl dead after apparent child abuse
Police said 5-year-old Lyric Jackson had suffered bruises to her face. Detectives have opened a death investigation.
Chicago man charged in Englewood shooting
Police said Uziel Burgos shot and critically wounded a 36-year-old man on Saturday near 57th and Loomis.
Man killed in Markham shooting; police questioning 4 people
Walter Hicks, 43, was shot and killed Friday night in the 16500 block of South Wood Street.
Oberweis Dairy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Oberweis listed more than $4 million in unsecured debt to its top 20 creditors, including more than $770,000 to an Illinois trucking company, and more than $173,000 to the Cook County Treasurer's office, which collects property taxes.
Robber hits 5 stores in 11 days on Chicago's South and Southwest Sides
Police said the robberies happened between April 2 and April 12 in the Gage Park, Brighton Park, and Back of the Yards neighborhoods.
Bus engulfed in flames on Eisenhower Expressway
A small bus caught fire shortly before 2 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 290 near Halsted Street
8 dead, 40 others wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
The first homicide of the weekend occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday in the 2600 block of North Sawyer.
Sway, first all-minority, all-LGBTQ marijuana dispensary in Illinois, opens in Chicago
Sway's owners said it's one of the only queer-owned cannabis businesses in the country.
Chicago police discuss new strategy to prevent and solve robberies
Police said the plan would use technology, focused missions, public engagement, and accountability as part of a more focused approach to stopping and solving robberies, carjackings, and car thefts.
Chicago man gets nearly 6 years in prison for trafficking guns and "switch" devices
Rogelio Castaneda, 30, pleaded guilty in December to one count of unlawfully possessing a machine gun.
Teen charged in fatal shooting on Calumet Expressway
A 17-year-old boy from Lynwood has been charged with first-degree murder.
Chicago actor Harry Lennix stars in August Wilson's one-man show "How I Learned What I Learned"
Written three years before WIlson's death, the one-man play tells several stories from the playwright's storied career, and the lessons they taught him as a Black artist in America.
Mayor Brandon Johnson to ask City Council for $70 million more in migrant funds
The mayor's office has been briefing alderpeople this week on the request, which will be presented to the City Council Budget Committee on Monday.
Jury orders Amazon to pay $525 million in damages to Chicago tech firm for patent infringement
West Loop-based Kove IO, Inc., had accused Amazon Web Services of infringing on three patents held by CEO John Overton and fellow inventor Stephen Bailey.