BNSF Service Disrupted by Lawndale Rail Heist, Metra Commuters Affected
A freight train robbery in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon brought part of a busy rail corridor to a halt, forcing crews to stop a BNSF freight near West 19th Street and South Marshall Boulevard and tangling commuter traffic in the process. Multiple police units converged on the scene as a news...
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office creating its own CTA Task Force
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office is now creating its own CTA Task Force. It's just the latest local agency working to address crime on the transit system.
Body found in NW Indiana river where teen was reported missing
Authorities say they found the body of an 18-year-old high school senior whose truck was found upside down in the Little Calumet River this week. According to officials, the body is believed to be that of Rodrigo Montes, who was last seen driving away from a group gathering over the weekend.
This Fairy-Tale Medieval Restaurant In Illinois Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
When was the last time you ate dinner with your hands while watching armored knights joust on horseback, all without leaving the Chicago suburbs?. Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Schaumburg turns an ordinary evening into an 11th-century spectacle where you’re not just a diner, you’re a loyal subject of the realm.
Residents on Chicago’s South Side Got a Trauma Center Reopened. New Research Shows It’s...
Every year on New Year’s Eve, Juan Rendon thinks about his best friend Junior Estudillo, who was shot and killed on Chicago’s West Side in 2012, when Estudillo was 19 years old. In the 14 years since, Rendon has held a persistent thought: Junior would have survived if he hadn’t had to travel so far to receive the...
Disabled veteran faces foreclosure crisis despite tax exemption in Chicago Heights
CHICAGO - A disabled U.S. Army veteran who says he followed the rules is now on the brink of losing his home, caught in a confusing web of property tax errors, mortgage complications, and delayed refunds. Letouer Turner, 45, served in the U.S. Army from 2005 to 2008, including a...
Remodeling of Happy Foods in Edgebrook almost done; fresh sausages made in-house as part...
The Happy Foods grocery store in Edgebrook has been undergoing renovations and changes since last year, and one of them includes a revamped meat department, where fresh sausages are made in-house. The department features three butchers with more than 100 years of total experience, including work at some of the...
Another high-level Chicago city official out amid major shakeup
CHICAGO - Chicago is currently without a Commissioner of Human Rights. Nancy Andrade, who has held the post since 2021, resigned suddenly Tuesday night, causing an uproar in the local Jewish community. It follows the high profile firings of former Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Garien Gatewood and Manny Whitfield,...
Officials Release New Details on Loyola Student Death
A shocking and tragic case out of Chicago is igniting outrage after prosecutors revealed chilling new details about the killing of 18-year-old college freshman Sheridan “Shera” Gorman. Authorities say the suspect, 25-year-old Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, allegedly gunned down the Loyola...
Chicago firefighter Michael Altman’s funeral postponed as wife goes into labor
CHICAGO - Funeral services for a Chicago firefighter/EMT who died in the line of duty have been postponed after his wife went into labor. Michael Altman, 32, was scheduled to be laid to rest Friday. Officials said the funeral will now be rescheduled for a later date. What we know:
