Hundreds of workers in Chicago, suburbs to be laid off as 2026 begins, WARN...
Nearly 1,000 Illinois workers in a number of industries are set to be laid off through the first half of the year, a recent spreadsheet from the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining (WARN) Act showed. According to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a total of 985 employees...
Illinois Quake Alert: Rare Midwest Quake Early Tuesday Reminds Residents in Chicago to Prepare...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – A rare Midwest earthquake early Tuesday is renewing conversations about earthquake preparedness across Illinois, reminding residents that seismic activity is not confined to the West...
Pedestrian hit, killed on busy Touhy Avenue in Lincolnwood
A crash involving a pedestrian shut down busy Touhy Avenue in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood early Tuesday.
Stolen Wawa Coffee Worth $100K Seized in Chicago Area
Commander Michael Ware of the Cook County sheriff's Organized Retail Crime Division talks about the theft of $100,000 worth of Wawa coffee that was recovered in a Chicago-area warehouse. Investigators have recovered 24,000 pounds of stolen Wawa coffee from a Melrose Park warehouse in suburban Cook County in the...
Father recalls New Year’s Day fire on West Side that left him, 5 others...
While fighting back tears, Shelton Love recounts the moments he was hanging out the window, yelling for help while his apartment was on fire.
Three suspects rob Chicago business, strike victim with gun
CHICAGO - A 54-year-old man was injured during an armed robbery early Monday at a business on Chicago's Northwest Side. Officers responded around 1:48 a.m. to a business in the 2900 block of West Monroe Avenue after a report of a robbery. Police said three unknown suspects entered the business...
Chicago police release images of suspects in armed robbery on CTA Blue Line train
Chicago police have issued an alert over an armed robbery on a CTA Blue Line train.
Chicago man charged with stealing over $1,200 of merchandise from Macy’s
CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with felony retail theft after police said he tried to leave a downtown department store with more than $1,200 worth of merchandise. Cook County sheriff’s police said officers responded about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday to the Macy’s on State Street after store security reported a...
Man critically injured in South Side shooting involving stolen car, police say
A man was critically injured Sunday evening after being shot by a gunman inside a stolen vehicle on the city’s South Side, police said. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. in the 800 block of East 79th Street.
2 stabbed on CTA Red Line station on South Side, Chicago police say
Two people were stabbed at a CTA Red Line station Monday night, Chicago police said.
