Arlington Heights police respond to ‘possible connection’ between Idaho cold case, Tylenol murders
CHICAGO - A decades-old Idaho cold case is drawing renewed attention to the unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders that killed seven people in the Chicago area. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that investigators identified a man known for decades as the "Unknown Wanderer." The man was found dead...
Saturday, September 26 | Tacos & Tequila Festival
The Tacos & Tequila Festival is officially returning to the Chicago area for its third consecutive year. Set for Saturday, September 26, it promises one massive, sun-soaked day of nostalgia, flavor, and the biggest names in 2000s hip-hop and R&B. Part of a nationwide tour touching down in cities across...
Chicago mother of 7 killed in hit-and-run; family still searching for answers
Nearly two years after Tanja Safforld was killed in a Chicago hit-and-run, her children are continuing their own search for the driver as police say the case remains suspended.
Belmont Cragin is now Chicago’s largest Latino neighborhood
On a Saturday morning along Fullerton Avenue, the bakery line moves mostly in Spanish while church bells still mark the hour. Grocery signs, soccer jerseys, and parish flyers sit beside older Polish and Italian names that have not entirely vanished from the brick. Researchers now describe a change that Chicago has felt
Police chase unfolds on Eisenhower Expressway, with suspect vehicle losing tire
A police chase unfolded Wednesday afternoon on the Eisenhower Expressway. A black sedan was being chased by multiple police vehicles, and NBC's Sky 5 helicopter was following the chase as it proceeded down multiple highways, including the Eisenhower Expressway and near Interstate 190 near O'Hare International Airport.
2 years after mayor disconnected ShotSpotter, a gunshot victim lay undiscovered for nearly 30...
A gunshot victim lay undiscovered for nearly 30 minutes on a West Pullman bike path Monday morning before a passerby found him. The man, who remained unidentified Wednesday, was dead by the time help arrived. The shooting happened in the 800 block of West 117th Street, where 911 callers reported...
Police seek man accused of fraudulent bank withdrawals in 4 Northern Illinois counties
SENECA, Ill. (WGN) — Seneca police are looking for a man accused of making fraudulent cash withdrawals across Northern Illinois using a counterfeit driver’s license. According to Seneca police, the suspect made multiple unauthorized and fraudulent cash withdrawals between Aug. 1 and Sept. 17, along with several unsucce
Woman found in trash can sparked summer outrage and demands for justice. But medical...
A video showing Zenobia Weatherspoon’s body being discovered in a garbage can in a Back of the Yards alley spread widely online this summer, drawing outrage and demands for answers about how she died. Her family had reported the 38-year-old missing and, based on the video, she had been there a while.
Summer rain creates bumper year for pumpkins in Chicago area
More than one third of all the pumpkins grown in the United States are grown in Illinois.
Why yellowjackets are so aggressive in Chicago right now
Chicago can't catch a break from bugs this year. The latest: Earlier this summer, Asian tiger mosquitoes wreaked havoc on outdoor activities. Now, pest experts say they're getting an uptick in calls about notoriously aggressive yellowjackets. The big picture: "We have gotten lots of calls for nests in siding, ground ne
