Former Plainfield teacher faces child sex abuse charges
A former teacher from Plainfield School District 202 was in court Monday on charges of grooming, soliciting a minor and aggravated battery.
Devastation in Lena, Illinois, after tornado last week
A tornado that touched down in the community of Lena late last week has been estimated as an EF-2, but may be upgraded, officials said Monday.
City News Café reopens hours after car fleeing police crashed into building
A well-known café and newsstand in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood was damaged early Thursday morning when a stolen car that police were pursuing crashed into it.
Man admits to ramming federal agents' car, falsely claiming his vehicle had been stolen
A man admitted this week to ramming a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle during Operation Midway Blitz last fall, and then falsely claiming that his own vehicle had been stolen.
IBM, U of I renew and expand Illinois institute focused on AI, quantum computing
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and IBM are renewing the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute, a partnership first launched in 2021.
Cook County State's Attorney's office spreads word about CTA anti-crime task force
Members of the Cook County State's Attorney's office visited CTA train stations across Chicago on Thursday.
City of Chicago honors OEMC operators, dispatchers
The City of Chicago on Thursday honored what it calls "heroes under the headset" — 911 call-takers and dispatchers, 311 operators, and other emergency personnel.
City Council approves long-awaited plan for redevelopment of vacant Lathrop Homes
A long-planned redevelopment of the former Lathrop Homes public housing development along the North Branch of the Chicago River is finally set to move forward.
West Suburban Medical Center resumes some services, but Rep. LaShawn Ford advises staying away
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
Chicago police expand community alert about vehicle break-ins in downtown area
Chicago police on Wednesday issued an expanded community alert about a rash of incidents in which thieves broke into vehicles and stole construction equipment in and around downtown Chicago.
Taj Mahal to headline 2026 Chicago Blues Festival
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
Thieves targeted work vans, tried to carjack an owner in spree in Chicago this week
Chicago police on Wednesday asked the public to help them find three men who stole items from four work vans early this past Monday morning, and tried to carjack one of the vans' owners at gunpoint.
Crash-and-grab burglars strike 2 Chicago businesses in separate incidents
Less than 24 hours after a crash-and-grab ATM burglary at a BP station in River North, there have been two more such burglaries in Chicago — one on the Northwest Side, the other on the South.
Widow, son of Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer found shot, killed in West Side home
The widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide.
3 taken to hospital after apartment building fire in Rogers Park
Three people were rushed to the hospital early Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.