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Gunfire brought several westbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway to a halt in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood early Friday, tangling pre-dawn traffic and drawing a heavy response from state troopers. Illinois State Police said shots were fired just before 2:40 a.m., prompting lane closures near the Kostner Ave

One person was killed in a serious south suburban crash early Friday morning, police said.

A woman who was found dead last month in the driveway of her home in the west suburbs had been hit by a vehicle, officials said. Initially, police had only said they were responding to a "disturbance."

CHICAGO - Two women are facing charges after about $4K worth of stolen Lululemon clothing was recovered from a vehicle on Chicago’s South Side. Employees at the Lululemon store in the West Loop on Randolph Street reported a theft on June 12, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

A Metra train passenger in Chicago found himself in a quiet car confrontation that has caught the attention of many online. The incident, which escalated with a dispute over phone calls, highlights the challenges of enforcing etiquette in designated quiet spaces during rush hour commutes. The situation began when a pas

A 19-year-old woman on pretrial release in a felony gun case tried to kill four Chicago police officers by repeatedly firing at them during a vehicle pursuit on the Southwest Side, according to prosecutors. Alexia Castellanos, of Bridgeview, was detained Friday by Judge Shauna Boliker on charges that include four...

The iconic Lou Malnati's in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood will close June 30 despite remaining popular with customers.

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When a massive tree blocked a local street after the June tornado and storms, the Chicago Forestry Department and Streets and Sanitation removed and disposed of it within 24 hours. What stood out wasn’t the speed. It was that city workers clearing debris for 12-hour shifts were dealing with power...

Illinois lawmakers have signed off on a major property-tax overhaul aimed squarely at stopping investors from snapping up homes and walking away with the equity inside them. House Bill 4537 would reshape how delinquent property taxes are handled in Cook County and across Illinois, changing auctions, payment plans and w