Elvia Malagon

Extra Metra trains, some of which couldn't get into Union Station, are parked Feb. 28, 2019, at the BNSF railroad yard near the 1200 block of South Canal Street in Chicago. An Amtrak computer signal problem caused trains to be delayed throughout the day.

Normal rush Friday morning for Metra, day after signal problems strand, delay 60,000 commuters at Union Station

May 23, 2019 at 1:49 a.m.

Metra and Amtrak service returned to normal for the morning rush Friday, a day after more than 60,000 Chicago commuters either had long waits or had to find another way...

Steve Jaimes, left, lights a candle as friends and family of Northside College Prep student Emanuel Gallegos, 17, hold a vigil on Feb. 28, 2019, near where Gallegos was killed in the 4400 block of West Addison Street in Chicago.

2 Chicago teens lived across a park from each other. Now one is dead, and the other is facing murder charges

May 23, 2019 at 1:48 a.m.

Emanuel Gallegos and Luis Castejon lived an easy walk from each other, on either side of a small park on the Northwest Side, but the worlds of the two 17-year-olds...

Amara Enyia plays with a niece before taking the stage at her campaign's election night gathering at Lacuna Lofts on Feb. 26, 2019, in Chicago.

Historic Chicago election draws national spotlight, praise from black, LGBTQ communities: ‘I think Chicago is potentially ready to turn the corner’

May 12, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

When people outside Chicago talk about the city’s politics, it’s usually to decry the long history of corruption, the influence of the Chicago Outfit or the Democratic machine. But after...

All Stories

Normal rush Friday morning for Metra, day after signal problems strand, delay 60,000 commuters at Union Station

2 Chicago teens lived across a park from each other. Now one is dead, and the other is facing murder charges

Historic Chicago election draws national spotlight, praise from black, LGBTQ communities: ‘I think Chicago is potentially ready to turn the corner’

No hazardous materials found after scare at federal courthouse, Chicago fire officials say

R. Kelly sex abuse charges signal to victims ‘that their voices can be heard,’ advocates say

Pedestrian killed by Metra train during morning commute on Far South Side

Man dies in early morning fire in South Chicago neighborhood

No injuries reported in extra-alarm industrial fire in West Town neighborhood

Their wrongful convictions tossed, 19 sue Chicago, corrupt cop: ‘This case illustrates what the code of silence is’

Woman dies after being hit by CTA Green Line train on Near West Side, police say