Chicago IL

COOK COUNTY - The city of Blue Island has ordered the temporary closure of a local bar following a recent disturbance outside the business. Harry’s Long Bar in Blue Island has been temporarily shut down after a "violent incident" occurred outside the business over the weekend, city officials said.

Nickolas Watts has been charged with multiple offenses after allegedly attacking a woman and kidnapping a 1-month-old girl on Chicago's North Side.

COOK COUNTY - An 18-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested Friday night in Palatine after police say he fled from officers and ditched a loaded handgun. Around 8:10 p.m., Palatine officers were patrolling the 1800–1900 block of North Green Lane when they spotted Kevin Antonio. According to police, Antonio...

Angel Reyes, 24, of Lyons, is charged with the first-degree murder of Damian Dunning, 41, of Chicago.

A Chicago Police Department recruit was taken into custody after another recruit found bags of real crack cocaine in his pants pocket during a narcotics arrest training scenario, according to an internal report reviewed by CWBChicago. Upon being confronted about the eight baggies of crack found in his cargo pants...

A 57-year-old real estate agent from suburban Los Angeles has been arrested for the first time in his life — for allegedly having nearly 164 pounds of cocaine inside his luggage at Chicago Union Station. “Wow. That’s a lot. I mean, that’s a lot,” observed Judge Deidre Dyer during...

JACKSON COUNTY – When you think of armadillos, you may associate them with Texas. But scientists tell us they have found a permanent home in Illinois. On farmland near Carbondale, F. Agustin Jimenèz walks past acres of soybeans into a wooded area. Jimenèz is a Zoology professor at Southern Illinois University. He’s...

(The Center Square) – With an Indiana bill ready for the governor’s desk to investigate absorbing Illinois counties, some wanting to split the Land of Lincoln into two say “thanks, but no thanks.” Indiana legislators passed House Bill 1008 out of both chambers. That can now be sent to Gov. Mike Braun. The measure...

A Madison, Wisconsin, man is charged with attempted murder of a Rockford Police officer and shooting a K9 near a Circle K Gas Station on Saturday, according to authorities.

Iconic fast food chain Portillo's has officially joined the breakfast game, with new menu items released last week. Five Portillo's locations in the Chicago area are set to offer a new breakfast menu under a pilot program that will bring breakfast sandwiches, chocolate cake donuts and more. But what time...