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CHICAGO - A CSX train derailed 10 rail cars early Thursday on Chicago’s Southwest Side. CSX said the derailment happened near 75th Street and Central Park Avenue around 2:55 a.m. in the Ashburn neighborhood. The railroad initially reported that nine cars had derailed but later updated the number to...

An iconic Southwestern comfort food spot, Flo Cafe and Bar announced the closure of its Chicago West Town location because the building has been sold. The restaurant will serve its final meal in December and mark the end of its more than two decades-long journey. Flo Cafe and Bar on...

CHICAGO - Indivisible Chicago, one of the leading groups behind the No Kings protests, is hosting another event – No Kings: Vote Early – this Saturday, Oct. 17, throughout Chicago to inspire voters ahead of the upcoming election. It's among many No Kings voting events scheduled for Illinois...

Prosecutors laid out horrific details after a woman was attacked by a suspect who attempted to drown her at Old Orchard Mall Tuesday. According to authorities, the 67-year-old woman is still recovering from her injuries after the attack, which unfolded in broad daylight on Tuesday at the popular suburban mall.

CHICAGO — Allegations of police misconduct against a former Chicago Police Department detective will cost the Windy City more than $260 million. The mass legal settlement, approved by the Chicago City Council this week, resolves 16 cases brought forward by 17 people who claimed former Detective Reynaldo Guevara had framed them for murder during the 1980s and 1990s. When added together, these plaintiffs spent nearly 400 years in custody, all for convictions that were later vacated.

CHICAGO — A 20-year-old woman was charged following a 2024 hit-and-run in West Ridge that killed a 67-year-old man. Joscelyn Mercado, 20, of Streamwood, is facing charges of aggravated DUI resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident. She was taken into custody Wednesday in the 0-100 block of East Pine Street in […]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been spotted in Forest Park, as recently as Oct. 13 — Forest Park resident Betty Alzamora said at a village council meeting held that evening. “As early as this morning, we had confirmed presence of ICE in Forest Park,” Alzamora said during...

SKOKIE, Ill. - A Skokie man is facing felony charges after police said he attacked a senior citizen and held her head underwater in a pond at Old Orchard shopping mall. Skokie police responded shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday to reports of a man holding a woman’s head underwater in a pond at 4905 Old Orchard Center.

Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health announced Wednesday plans to merge.

BEDFORD PARK, Ill. — The FBI is looking for two men who robbed an ATM technician and took the money in Bedford Park. On Tuesday just after 4:45 p.m., authorities responded to a Huntington Bank branch, located at 7400 S. Cicero in Bedford Park, on the report of a robbery. According to the FBI, two […]