Monkey Carcass, 125 Pounds of Illegal Meat Hidden in Passengers’ Luggage Seized by Agents...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it intercepted “two significant, prohibited commodities” at Chicago O’Hare International Airport earlier this month
Runaway Driver Turns Irving Park Into Morning Rush-Hour Wreck
An early Monday crash on Chicago's North Side turned West Irving Park Road into a traffic nightmare, shutting down a key stretch of the corridor just as commuters were heading to work. Emergency crews blocked the roadway between North Kimball and North Spaulding while they worked a chaotic scene that left one driver in critical condition and two passengers from the same vehicle treated...
Teen alleges years of bullying at Chicago high school, family demands accountability
An 18-year-old Chicago student alleges years of escalating bullying at Noble Street College Prep, including incidents where he says classmates forcibly removed his clothes and shared a video online; police confirmed a report for a January case. The teen and his father say the school failed to notify them about...
Land & Lake Cafe opens in Evanston, navigates early hiccups, competition
Land & Lake Cafe, a casual breakfast and lunch spot connected to the Hilton Orrington/Evanston, opened its doors Wednesday. The location is an expansion of LM Restaurant Group’s in-hotel dining service, catering to both hotel guests and city residents. The clean, minimalistic look of the cafe mirrors the personal...
Rising waters devastate Fox Chain O’ Lakes as flooding reaches major levels
Residents and businesses along the Fox Chain O’ Lakes face mounting damage and uncertainty as floodwaters submerge docks, shut down waterways, and threaten homes with more rain on the way.
Man dies after being shot on Chicago’s West Side, police say
CHICAGO - A man died after being shot Monday night on the city's West Side, according to police. The shooting happened around 7:59 p.m. in the 4900 block of West Ferdinand Street in the Austin neighborhood. Police said a 28-year-old man was outside when someone shot him in the neck....
Man pleads guilty to gun charge tied to shots fired near immigration agents in...
CHICAGO - An undocumented immigrant with a history of weapons convictions admitted Monday to firing shots "in the vicinity of" immigration agents as they ran enforcement raids in Little Village near the end of the controversial deportation operation in Chicago last fall. The guilty plea by Hector Gomez, 46, marked...
Fire at The Daly Bagel
On Saturday, April 25 around 10 a.m. a fire flared at The Daly Bagel, 130 Chicago Ave. in Oak Park. Though the flames were limited to inside an oven and were quickly extinguished, damage will take some time to set to rights. The flames appear to have been kindled by...
Evanston Police investigating third gun incident in six days
Evanston police are investigating the third gun-related incident in six days after gunshots were reported Sunday. Officers heard gunshots Sunday while on patrol near Dodge Avenue and Lyons Street at approximately 9:43 p.m., police spokesperson Cmdr. Chelsea Brown said in a statement. Additional officers responded after dispatch received several calls...
On a Saturday in April, families of the missing came to the Cook County...
A middle-aged woman in thin red glasses carried two binders bursting at the seams with photos of her missing daughter. She showed picture after picture of a little girl with bright pink glasses and an even brighter smile to Chicago Police Department officers. It was when she showed the officer a photo of her holding her daughter close that she broke down into...
