Chicago’s Brother Rice High School mourns death of recent graduate Patrick Noonan
CHICAGO - Brother Rice High School is mourning the loss of 17-year-old Patrick Noonan, who graduated in May. Brother Rice announced Noonan's death in a social media post, calling it a "profound sadness" and extending condolences to his family, friends, classmates and teammates. School officials said Noonan was a "Crusa
Man who livestreamed himself with illegal machine gun before cops tackled him at Riis...
A 21-year-old Chicago man who livestreamed himself riding through Riis Park while showing off a loaded handgun equipped with an illegal machine gun conversion device was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison. The case began on the evening of May 14, 2025, when Eddie Arguelles brought the loaded...
Bozo Circus Tickets Had A Wait So Long, Pregnant Moms Mailed Requests At The...
Chicago parents mailed in requests for Bozo Circus tickets while still pregnant, knowing the wait could stretch years before their kids ever sat in that studio audience.
Lakeview diner is ordered closed after live roaches, traps packed with bugs, and repeat...
Seeing two restaurants under one owner flagged for sanitation problems within weeks of each other.
Tennessee manufacturer to lay off workers at Illinois site
A Tennessee-based manufacturer is planning layoffs at an Illinois facility this fall. Techmer PM reported its intention to lay off 68 workers from Colors for Plastics in Elk Grove Village, according to information provided to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The layoffs are scheduled to t
Chicago weather: Severe storms, flooding possible; tornadoes can’t be ruled out
CHICAGO - Much of the chatter this morning was about the lingering wildfire smoke in the area. Thankfully, conditions were nowhere near as bad as last week, and the smoke is expected to clear through the afternoon and evening. Severe storms, flooding threaten Chicago. It's going to be a warmer...
I-PASS glitch cautions subscribers about unpaid tolls. Some nearly a year ago.
A supervisor, who said that due to a glitch, the Tollway recently discovered a batch of previously unbilled tolls.
Pedestrian struck, killed by NCS train at Galewood station, Metra says
A pedestrian was struck and killed by NCS train at the Galewood station on Monday, Metra said.
Chicago-area woman arrested by federal agents at green card interview may be deported imminently
The mother of two and wife to an American Army veteran said she was taken away without a chance to say goodbye.
Illinois Secretary of State says Julio Bol was ‘never issued an Illinois driver’s license’
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Illinois Secretary of State is responding to allegations that his office issued a drivers license to an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala who has pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run that killed two women in Urbana last year. Julio Cucul-Bol was sentenced to 30 years in prison in October of 2025 fo
