Chicago IL

Poor air quality has canceled events all over Chicago and the suburbs, with Six Flags and Chicago beaches closing to the public. Regina Waldroup breaks it all down.

Cook County voters will decide this November on a proposed 3% income tax surcharge for individuals earning more than $1 million annually. The non-binding advisory referendum aims to gauge support for passing it and utilizing the revenue to split funding between public education and local property tax relief. Anita Blan

Early Thursday on the Eisenhower Expressway, just past Ashland Avenue, a routine overnight drive turned chaotic when a multi-vehicle crash left at least one car in flames and four people injured. The Chicago Fire Department said crews took four people to local hospitals. Two were reported in critical condition, and...

Inspectors found live and dead roaches, over 100 small flies and other violations at the Chicago store

Armed thieves have been cruising Chicago neighborhoods and ripping gold necklaces straight off people’s necks, prompting police to issue a citywide alert and urge residents to keep their jewelry a little less flashy for now. According to detectives, the crew has been targeting people walking on sidewalks, pulling up,..

Chicago police issued a community alert after a string of strong-arm robberies targeting victims in neighborhoods including Chinatown, the Loop, Near South Side, Hyde Park, Oakland, Woodlawn and Edgewater. In the robberies, groups of men allegedly stalk victims, run up from behind and rip necklaces from them, knocking

CHICAGO — Authorities are offering a warning to residents on the city’s Northwest Side following an attempted kidnapping last week. According to police, the incident unfolded around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10, outside of a home in Norwood Park. Officers said that during the incident, a male who was delivering package

CHICAGO - The woman charged with fatally shooting a mother outside a South Loop school last year has been granted pretrial release, months after a judge initially denied her request. Quadajah "Holly" Johnson appeared in court Thursday where a Cook County judge ordered her released while awaiting trial under certain...

A wave of toxic air flowing in from Canada to the US has transformed three major cities into the most unbreathable places on Earth.

Ebony had a new apartment, five kids counting on her, and nothing to put inside it. No beds, no table, no place to land after a hard day. She had a roof, but what she didn’t have was a home. A caseworker referred her to the Chicago Furniture Bank...