Chicago River Rescue Caught on Video
A Chicago River tour turned into a dramatic rescue as a tour crew pulled an unresponsive man from the water and revived him with CPR and a defibrillator.
Missing since 1985, a 13-year-old girl was walking to school when she disappeared from...
Valina Magee, now 50, has been missing from Chicago, Illinois since June 29, 1989. Her above photo (right) is age-progressed to 49 years. She was last seen leaving her home on the south side of Chicago around 9:00 a.m. on her way to school.
10 Greek Restaurants In Illinois That Will Steal Your Heart
There’s something about Greek food that just hits, right? Maybe it’s the char on the lamb, or that first bite of crispy spanakopita that makes you wonder how something so flaky can be so perfect. Whatever it is, Illinois does Mediterranean food like it’s second nature and these...
The Only Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Anthony Bourdain (Grudgingly) Liked
Anthony Bourdain famously referred to Chicago-style deep dish pizza as an "abomination." However, he made an exception for one pie from a Windy City favorite.
Cullerton Traffic Stop: Two Guns, One Bust on Chicago’s Near West Side
A routine traffic stop on the 2200 block of West Cullerton Street on Chicago's Near West Side ended with two guns off the street and one person in handcuffs, according to police. Officers publicly singled out beat BT 1234 for moving quickly, though the department has not yet released the identity of the person...
Chicago-area man charged with spending $9K with stolen credit card
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. - A Tinley Park man has been charged with aggravated identity theft after using a stolen credit card to make a $9,100 purchase. Palos Heights investigators said the United States Postal Service and PNC Bank alerted them to several missing credit and debit cards that had been fraudulently used.
Man charged with committing 5 robberies, burglaries in 1 hour
A Chicago man was part of a robbery and burglary crew that targeted at least four businesses during an hour-long crime spree that prompted a CPD community alert last month, prosecutors say. Brian Pride, 20, is charged with three counts of armed robbery and two counts of burglary in connection...
A West Side Mailman Went Viral For Singing To A Widowed Grandmother. It Changed...
AUSTIN — When he chooses to pray, Lavonte Harvey usually does so by singing. But while getting ready for his job as a postal carrier one recent day, Harvey chose the spoken form of prayer, asking God to “let me know who I’m supposed to be and where I’m supposed to go.”
BP Whiting Refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hit picket line
BP refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hit the picket line this past weekend as they escalate their fight for a contract.
TV reporter attacked in Loop carjacking attempt, 7-time felon charged
A 7-time convicted felon violently attacked a television news reporter as she sat in her SUV in the Loop and continued the assault until passers-by teamed up to pull him off the victim, prosecutors said. At about 12:46 p.m. on January 2, the veteran reporter was sitting in her luxury...

















