Person struck by Metra Electric train on South Side
A person was struck by a Metra Electric train on the South Side Tuesday afternoon, and was taken to a hospital in serious to critical condition. The accident happened near...
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Big crowd gathers in Grant Park to rally for Bernie Sanders: ‘This way to feel the Bern!’
Hundreds of supporters, young and old, began to fill Grant Park on Saturday ahead of a rally for presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. They began gathering about 9:30 a.m. for...
Man charged with shooting 16-year-old girl during a fight over parking spot last summer
A man has been charged with shooting a 16-year-old girl during a fight over a parking spot on the Far South Side last June. Kenneth Hardy, 48, was charged Friday...
PAWS Chicago rescues Lucy, Jacques, Rusty and 20 other cats and dogs after tornadoes hit Nashville
An animal rescue group has brought 23 cats and dogs from tornado-ravaged Nashville, Tennessee, to Chicago, where they will be placed for adoption. Lucy, Jacques, Rusty and 20 other animals...
Charges dropped against mother arrested while grieving the slaying of her daughter — but her record is not yet cleared
Prosecutors on Thursday formally dropped misdemeanor charges that were filed against Nyisha Beemon the night her daughter was fatally shot in an Avalon Park convenience store last week. But now...
What we know so far about the coronavirus in Illinois
With a fifth person testing positive for the new coronavirus, the total number of people investigated for the virus in Illinois has grown to almost 200. On Thursday, officials disclosed...
Man hospitalized in Arlington Heights with coronavirus had not traveled abroad recently
A man hospitalized in Arlington Heights who tested positive for coronavirus did not get it from traveling abroad, health officials said Wednesday, as the state tested a growing number of...
Chicago abortion rights supporters rally in response to US Supreme Court case on Louisiana law
Protesters gathered Wednesday in Chicago's Federal Plaza to voice dismay at the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court will allow a Louisiana law restricting which doctors can perform abortions to go...
Illinois officials announce 2 new test labs for coronavirus, stress risk here still low
State and local officials are gearing up for the possibility of more coronavirus cases in Illinois, even while saying the risk of infection in the state remains low. The state...
Police: Man seeking romance finds carjackers instead, 3 including 14-year-old girl charged
Three people have been charged with carjacking a 22-year-old man who drove to the West Pullman neighborhood Tuesday morning to meet a woman from a dating site but found carjackers...