Chicago mom of three living above fire-damaged apartments waits for CHA transfer
A Chicago mother says she and her three children have been living above two fire-damaged apartments for more than four months while waiting for the Chicago Housing Authority to relocate them. She says lingering smoke odors, pests and environmental concerns have affected her family's health, though a city inspection did
Honorary street renaming for Professor Donda West, Ye’s mother, in Chicago
Rapper Ye was in Chicago on Tuesday for the honorary street naming ceremony of his late mother Professor Donda West.
Nonprofit team recovers body of Naperville diver in Lake Michigan
The body of a Naperville man, who went missing during a Lake Michigan dive on Saturday, Sept. 5, was recovered by a nonprofit search and recovery team. Dr. Michael Jones, 54, went missing while he was on a technical deep-sea scuba dive to explore a shipwreck. According to a report...
‘Starved Rock killer’ died last year, now his family seeks a rare posthumous pardon...
The decades-long fight to clear Chester Weger’s name as the notorious “Starved Rock killer” isn’t ending with his death. Weger’s family will get a chance next month to argue that the man who spent nearly six decades behind bars was wrongly convicted in one of Illinois’ most infamous murder cases.
“Every criminal is going to be dematerialized”: White nationalist influencer says he might run...
Influencer Nick Fuentes claims that his pitch for mayor of Chicago would be being "as liberal as liberal can be." During a recent livestream, popular influencer Nick Fuentes stated that he might consider running for mayor of Chicago in the next four years. Speaking about his pitch for the position, he claimed that he w
Trio Jailed After Downtown Streator Traffic Stop
One downtown traffic stop in Streator leads to three arrests. Streator police on Monday afternoon stopped a vehicle in the 100 block of North Bloomington Street. Twenty-eight-year-old Khaylie Harber of Streator was wanted on three warrants for missing court in La Salle County. She got a new misdemeanor charge of posses
Simone Biles says 3 masked men stole luxury sports car from Chicago-area home
Simone Biles said three masked men stole her luxury sports car from her Chicago-area home.
Englewood’s Crumbling O’Leary Mansion Faces Wrecking Ball, Preservationists Fight Back
A vacant, dilapidated mansion at 726 W. Garfield Blvd. in Englewood is now caught between demolition court and a last-ditch preservation effort, as advocates argue the crumbling Renaissance Revival home built by the son of Mrs. O'Leary deserves protection before it's too late. The building has racked up numerous code v
Cleanup begins in Douglass Park after rain-soaked Riot Fest left it a mud pit
It’s a wrap on Riot Fest 2026. But one big reminder of the weekend lingers in Douglass Park: all the mud, after heavy rains over the weekend turned the grounds into a quagmire by the end of the final set. One Little Village community group, Únete La Villita, posted...
Dog fatally shot during attack on CPD officer in Humboldt Park
The dog then attacked one of the officers, who then fired their service weapon, hitting the dog in the body, police said.
