Chicago IL

Authorities said they found the wallet of James "Jimmy" Gracey floating in the water. The Elmhurst-native went missing in Spain during a spring break trip.

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson says he will veto an ordinance approved by City Council that freezes a plan to increase the minimum wage for restaurant servers and other “tipped” workers. Restaurant owners say they cannot afford the increase.

St. Patrick’s Day is undoubtedly a reason for celebration, but one man sparked outrage by filming himself throwing 100 green paper airplanes onto a building in Chicago, Illinois. While for some, it looked harmless, the stunt was quickly labeled as mass littering, and many people are now calling for the St. Patrick’s...

Two suburban men were approached, threatened, and robbed inside a Millennium Park parking garage, and four individuals have been charged, though authorities claim three more thieves fled and are still unidentified. Ernesto Gayton, 19, of Evanston; Anthony Hernandez, 20, of Chicago; Frank Leal, 23, of Chicago; and...

An 18-year-old Loyola University student was shot and killed while walking near the lakefront in Rogers Park overnight, school officials confirmed.

Jim Lee, Richard Laumeyer, and Arthur Porter are three of the longest-tenured employees at Ford's Chicago Stamping Plant, with a combined 195 years of service, and have adapted to the changing automation of the factory over the decades.

After 30 years, the owners of The Hideout have sold the club to performer and former staffer Teri O'Brien. Why it matters: The club has served as a beacon for small, independent Chicago venues, with owners Tim and Katie Tuten and partners Mike and Jim Hinchsliff helping support emerging artists and other clubs...

More than 800 union workers were locked out of the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, at midnight Thursday morning after the company and the union could not reach a contract agreement following months of negotiations.

A 44-year-old man has been charged with randomly attacking a woman outside the Chicago Board of Trade building, making him the latest defendant linked to a growing number of so-called “Loop Puncher” incidents in the downtown area. Thomas Knighten is accused of hurling a bottle at a 23-year-old...

A viral video showing a Chicago, Illinois, woman dealing with squatters invading her home has set the Internet on fire. “Hello, hello, Chicago police!” the officers who came along with the woman to remove the squatters announced as they walked into the house, as seen in the video posted on X. The clip was being...