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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...

From the closure of a longtime South Side gathering spot to a century-old food claim and a record store’s lasting appeal, Block Club Chicago breaks down the stories shaping neighborhood conversations.

Both Brookfield and Riverside are decrying the Building Up Illinois Developments plan proposed by Gov. JB Pritzker, with officials saying the proposal to overhaul zoning laws across the state would have negative consequences at the local level. Pritzker announced the plan, also known as BUILD, during his State of the...

There was a time when cracking open a cold pop in the Midwest meant reaching for something you couldn’t find two states over. Regional soda brands weren’t niche curiosities. They were the default. They were what your grandma stocked, what filled the cooler at every summer cookout, and what you grabbed from a machine at ... Read more

Construction is underway on a 44-unit residential development at 63rd Street and Western Avenue, marking the first major new housing project on the site in more than two decades. The project is being led by Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) in partnership with Brinshore Development and Toro Construction, with support from...

In the heart of the Midwest a quiet crisis has been unfolding for months in Cook County Illinois. Homeowners who have dutifully paid their dues for years now find themselves in a state of limbo unable to plan their finances or meet their obligations because the annual property tax bills have not arrived. This situation […] The post Months after late property tax bills, thousands...

A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer shut down I-57 on Tuesday, Illinois State Police said.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is appointing David Glockner, as the city's new inspector general.