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Video shows a CTA bus partially submerged in a flooded street on Chicago's Southwest Side.

Five people, including two juveniles, were hospitalized after a tow truck struck a Chevy and then hit a CTA bus, pushing it into a parked Toyota on Chicago's Far South Side.

Friday evening turned grim on Chicago’s West Side when police discovered a woman dead in an alley in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Officers found the body in the 3900 block of West Arthington Street and pronounced her dead at the scene. According to Chicago Tribune, officers located the...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A rare Day 3 Enhanced Risk has been issued for portions of the Midwest and Mid-South Sunday night, signaling growing confidence in a potentially significant severe weather outbreak stretching from northeast Arkansas through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Model consistency and...

Strong winds caused two semi-truck rollovers on I-65 in northwest Indiana Friday afternoon, closing southbound lanes near mile marker 222 and slowing northbound traffic near mile marker 238. It’s unclear whether anyone was injured, and Indiana State Police are urging drivers to avoid the interstate due to dangerous...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A teen girl last seen in Champaign, Illinois is missing and may be in Chicago or nearby Milwaukee, police said Friday. Juliana Bland, nicknamed Julie, has not been seen since Feb. 6, 2026. Police said the 17-year-old girl is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 110...

Saying he has “too many balls in the air,” Willow Springs Police Chief Garry McCarthy has submitted his resignation after four years at the helm. “I love it here. It’s a great place. But I’ve still got to put the time in,” he said. “It’s been a wonderful four years. I enjoyed my time here. I met a lot of wonderful...

The recent spate of volatile and variable weather (70 degrees one day, 35 the next, your standard Chicago March) reminds us that spring can’t get here soon enough! But as usual, there’s plenty of Evanston restaurant news to share. Here’s the roundup: A few openings, some special events,...

The man Chicago police shot and killed earlier this week in Humboldt Park has been identified.

Winter appears to be bringing a last-minute rush to the Chicago area, with a winter storm expected to dump accumulating snow just hours after spring-like temps and another round of potentially severe storms hit the region. The weather whiplash is set to heighten Sunday, just as Chicago celebrates St. Patrick's...