Chicago IL

In Courtroom 208 at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on 26th Street, things run a little differently. Presided over by Judge John Lyke, it is a courtroom where cop killers and other violent crime defendants can embrace their families while victims’ grieving relatives, some of whom will never touch their deceased loved

Good afternoon. It’s Friday, and the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Here’s what you need to know today. As concertgoers stream onto Northerly Island this weekend to catch a show by South Side rapper Chief Keef at an outdoor theater, they may not realize planes used to take off and land there at a litt

The City of Evanston’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Department announced late Friday that two cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to the Hilton Garden Inn North Shore/Evanston, 1818 Maple Ave. According to the city’s statement, the hotel has notified all guests of the cases. The pool...

CHICAGO - Want some good news about prices? In a year when nearly everything seems more expensive, Riot Fest - happening Sept. 18-20 in Douglass Park - is mounting the equivalent of a punk-rock protest of inflation. Most ticket options cost the same or are cheaper than those for last fall's incarnation.

A bridge over Interstate 290 in Chicago was blocked on Friday by a crumpled semi-truck trailer, video showed. Around 12:40 p.m., video posted to social media showed a semi-truck that appeared to have gotten stuck in the intersection of West Congress Parkway and South Independence Boulevard in the city's Garfield Park n

There’s a white building in Evanston, Illinois, wearing a red-trimmed jacket and a yellow banner, and it has absolutely ruined people for ordinary hot dogs everywhere else. Mustard’s Last Stand isn’t just a restaurant. It’s a full-on obsession for the people who’ve discovered it, and once you...

A Chicago rideshare driver says a passenger exposed himself and behaved aggressively during a trip, leaving her frightened and frustrated after she repeatedly activated Lyft’s emergency alert seeking help.

A 15-year-old girl reported an attempted child luring while waiting at a bus stop in Portage Park on Thursday. Police said a bald man in a black Cadillac SUV gestured for her to get inside before circling the block five times and leaving. Detectives are investigating, and police are asking...

Rex’s Place, a combination dog daycare/training, boarding and sports arena, has been a part of the Fifth Ward since 2010, well before the business and warehouse portion of the ward began seeing a resurgence as the newly dubbed Ashland Arts District. With support from prominent businessman Leon Robinson Jr.,...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a new communications director Friday.