Chicago IL

One of the state's largest pinball-centric arcades is set to open this weekend in suburban Stone Park.

Craving a true Chicago-style hot dog in a place that still feels like another era? There’s a long-running roadside spot in Cicero, Illinois that delivers exactly that kind of experience. It has been serving locals and curious travelers for decades, holding onto a style and atmosphere that never tried...

OAK PARK, Ill. (WBBM/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A driver allegedly committed suicide after running a red light and causing a chain-reaction crash that injured more than a dozen people. Authorities said the driver ran through a red light in the suburbs of Chicago on the morning of April 3. The driver...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is warning residents about a fraudulent notice falsely presented as an official court communication involving an alleged parking violation. The notices are being sent by text and by U.S. Postal Service. The scam...

A 20-year-old man suspected of belonging to a burglary crew targeting construction vehicles died Saturday morning after running from nearby police officers, jumping onto the Blue Line tracks, and coming into contact with the electrified third rail on Chicago’s West Side. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on...

COLOMA, Mich. — Amtrak services between Grand Rapids and Chicago are cancelled after heavy rains washed out the ground underneath a portion of the track. Amtrak announced on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning the Pere Marquette Train 370 and Pere Marquette Train 371 between Grand Rapids and Chicago is cancelled...

A massive fire tore through a Maywood pallet yard Saturday, keeping firefighters busy from the afternoon into the evening.

A 16-year-old boy was shot while walking in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to police. Officers said the teen was hit in the leg in the 6400 block of South King Drive just after 4 a.m. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was listed...

A routine guardianship check in rural western Kentucky exploded into gunfire Thursday, leaving a retired Chicago SWAT veteran fighting for his life and the man he confronted dead at the scene. Crittenden County sheriff’s Deputy Rick Coyle was critically wounded when shots rang out at a home near Sturgis as...

A large and smoky fire erupted Saturday afternoon at a pallet factory in Maywood. Fire departments from across the near west suburbs were on the scene fighting the blaze, said Nathaniel Booker, Maywood’s mayor, on social media. There were no immediate reports of injuries or the cause of the...