Chicago IL

There’s a special kind of joy in stumbling onto a Mexican spot in Illinois that turns out way better than the plain sign outside would ever suggest. Maybe it’s the salsa that makes you close your eyes, or a taco so good you start planning your next visit before you’ve finished the first bite.

Chicago FBI's cyber squad is on the front lines of a digital war against an international cyber mafia.

HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health. The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infect

Join us on August 29 in Montrose Harbor for the 26th Annual PAWS Chicago 5K Run/Walk for Their Lives. As Chicago’s LARGEST pet-friendly event, the PAWS 5K offers something for the whole family — including your four-legged friends!. It’s a full day of fun featuring dog agility courses,...

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CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing a felony charge after sheriff's police found a loaded, stolen gun while carrying out a court-ordered eviction last week, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Stolen gun found. Deputies were enforcing a court order around 11:50 a.m. Aug. 13 in the 8900...

Wisconsin was the first state to set aside public land for a state park in 1900. Over the decades, the Wisconsin State Park System added 49 others, which now cover more than 155,000 acres. But only one of them was supposed to be a United States Air Force base. That makes Richard Bong State Recreation Area a unique spot

CHICAGO - A Chicago woman is facing a felony DUI charge in connection with a crash that killed a 48-year-old motorcyclist on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive. Chicago police said Mehnoosh Hatami was riding her motorcycle along South Lake Shore Drive Wednesday night when she was fatally struck. Police identified...

A man has been charged with fatally shooting a teenage boy in a Northwest Side street back in March, Chicago police said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday evening it has successfully identified 47 sets of human remains that were found at a Chicago funeral home earlier this month. The dozens of remains were found in “various states of decomposition” by authorities after they received a complaint from Illinois...