Chicago IL

Craving barbecue that's worth every sticky-fingered bite? A new list just crowned the best BBQ joint in Illinois, and spoiler alert, it's not in Rockford (but it's not too far either). Where's the Best Barbecue in Illinois?. According to a new list from LoveFood, the answer is: right here in...

CHICAGO (WGN) — There are new beginnings on the corner of 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. What used to be a corner associated with violence now houses a building called Corner of Life. Members of New Life Covenant Church Southeast spent Saturday morning ringing bells on Chicago’s South Side. They welcome over...

CHICAGO - A Wisconsin man has been charged with the murder of a 28-year-old man in the Rogers Park neighborhood, authorities said. On Thursday, the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Region Fugitive Task Force arrested Antwon Jackson, 31, of Madison, Wisc., in the Woodlawn neighborhood....

Fans went all out on their outfits to watch Beyoncé take the stage in Chicago on Saturday.

Nearly 16 years after a scandal rocked a Chicago-area cemetery, a ceremony hosted by Friends of Burr Oak Cemetery unveiled a new name for the memorial. In 2009, the cemetery became the site of Cook County's largest crime scene when four employees were accused of digging up gravesites to resell the plots.

The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a bank robber who has hit at least three times in the last week.

A DuPage County judge this week refused to detain a man who prosecutors have accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint. Judge Joshua Dieden “noted the significant passage of time since the alleged offense and [the man’s] lack of any criminal history” in rejecting the state’s detention...

For nearly 50 years, Illinois drivers have been allowed to make a right turn at a red light after coming to a complete stop and yielding to all traffic and pedestrians, unless a posted sign specifically prohibits it. This rule, adopted widely across the U.S. in the 1970s, was initially intended to save fuel and...

Residents in the Old Irving Park neighborhood said a dead tree has crushed countless cars, nearly fallen on people, and is a danger to the community, but the city hasn't given them much help.

Illinois has had many dust storms over the years which have created big problems and that happened again on Friday as an apocalyptic event shut down much of the state and many videos show what it was like. There's a new video which was just shared on the Illinois sub-Reddit...