12 All-You-Can-Eat Illinois Steakhouses Where the Plates Never Stop Coming
When it comes to satisfying serious carnivorous cravings, Illinois delivers far more than a single steak on a plate. Across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, all-you-can-eat meat restaurants turn dinner into an experience, one defined by abundance, interaction, and the simple joy of knowing another round is always...
Chicago men charged with stealing from Metra ticket vending machines
CHICAGO - Two Chicago men were charged in connection with a series of ticket vending machine burglaries at Metra Electric and South Shore stations earlier this month. Torrence Bradley, 35, and Jujuan Fells, 34, were arrested Thursday after stealing money from five separate vending machines at Metra and South Shore...
Horror Fans Will Love This Creepy Dive Bar in Chicago
True-crime lovers will find Electric Funeral Bar in Chicago unforgettable—a dive bar with quirky occult vibes, cheap drinks, and a crowd that loves the weird and wonderful as much as you do.
Ghostly ice swirls appear off Chicago in brutal polar vortex from space
From hundreds of miles above Earth, the brutal polar vortex that gripped the Great Lakes turned into something strangely beautiful. A satellite view captured ghostly spirals of ice curling across Lake Michigan, delicate white whorls pressed up against Chicago’s shoreline that looked more like brushstrokes on a canvas...
Arby’s Just Dropped A Tangy New Take On Its Classic Roast Beef Sandwich
Sandwich fans have a new item to crave at Arby’s. While the Georgia-based chain knows a thing or two about Southern food, the latest addition to the menu gives a nod to our neighbors up north. Specifically, Chicago. First things first, Southerners know a lot about sandwiches. The South...
Neighbors on alert after 2 attempted assaults on Near North Side
Both women were grabbed by a man a day apart along the riverwalk on the city's Near North Side, according to Chicago police.
Cause of Death Revealed for Missing Special Education Teacher Later Found in Lake Michigan
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the cause and manner of death for Linda Brown, the special education teacher whose body was recovered from Lake Michigan. After an autopsy conducted Tuesday, the office ruled Brown’s death a suicide by drowning. No additional details have been publicly released...
Former Chicago Medical Center Manager Indicted for Alleged $900,000 Fraud Scheme
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. A former manager at a suburban Chicago medical center has found himself in the thick of legal troubles following indictment allegations of orchestrating a fraud scheme to his own tune of $900,000. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office,...
Little Village shooting leaves driver critically wounded; SWAT team called to area
CHICAGO - A SWAT situation is unfolding in Little Village after a man was shot in the head and crashed his car Tuesday morning. The 31-year-old was driving northbound on Ridgeway Avenue near 27th Street around 8:40 a.m. when gunfire hit him in the head. He lost control of his car and crashed into a nearby parked...
Killer recorded himself stabbing sleeping man on Blue Line train in the Loop: prosecutors
A Chicago man recorded himself fatally stabbing a sleeping passenger on a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop last Saturday morning, then filmed the aftermath as the dying man was discovered by transit security officers, prosecutors said Tuesday. Demetrius Thurman, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in the death...

















