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Reports of gunfire early Monday froze traffic on the northbound Tri-State Tollway near the Halsted ramp in South Holland, as Illinois State Police shut down the roadway and funneled drivers onto South Halsted Street. Troopers walked the shoulder and ramps looking for evidence while commuters crawled through heavy backups until the highway reopened later in the morning.

Thirteen new road construction projects are scheduled to begin this year in Cook County, with another 40 projects continuing work from previous years, according to the county's Department of Transportation and Highways, which released its 2026 construction project map Tuesday.

An Evanston man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with the April 23 shooting at Mason Park, the Evanston Police Department announced Tuesday. In a news release, the department said that detectives identified Zacar Lee, 20, as a “person of interest” in the shooting, which video shows involved “two small groups exchang[ing] gunfire in the park before leaving the...

A strange theft trend is hitting Chicago and it could move across Illinois. Airbags are now a hot target and drivers are paying the price.

CHICAGO - One hundred years ago, a few thousand miles away across the Atlantic, a quiet moment in history rippled across northwestern Europe. The day was April 18, 1926. Ireland was coming off centuries of British rule and a bloody civil war and hadn't paused to understand where it stood, or how it had changed, in years. But the young nation was dawning a new...

Editor's note: The video above captured Big Boy No. 4014 in Illinois during a prior visit. A one-million-pound train known as Big Boy No. 4014, one of the largest steam locomotives ever built, will roll into the Chicago area in the coming weeks, drawing train enthusiasts and spectators from near and far.

The popular Uptown bar Holiday Club, known for its ‘80s theme nights and back-room dance floor, will close May 17 to make way for apartments, but its owner hopes to reopen elsewhere. “Come see us before we go bye bye,” the closing announcement on the 25-year-old bar’s Instagram reads....

In an unusual step, Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke spoke out against the system of ankle bracelets and electronic monitoring currently in use in the region. She said it is not effective and her office will be seeking detention in all cases that warrant it. The announcement...

A gravel hauler truck rolled over onto a car on the Eisenhower Expressway in Hillside Monday morning, injuring at least one person and closing all outbound lanes during the height of rush hour.

CHICAGO - A Chicago woman is searching for answers after she says her husband disappeared following a crash earlier this month and was later found dead less than a mile away. Daniela Martinez says she, her husband, 25-year-old Jose Gregorio Pulido, and their 1-year-old daughter were involved in a crash on April 4 in the 1600 block of South Ridgeway Avenue...