Chicago IL

A late-night spin in a Maserati through Chicago Heights ended with felony charges for a 22-year-old driver after sheriff’s investigators say they found a loaded handgun and suspected cannabis during a traffic stop. Deputies with the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Organized Crime Division say they pulled over a black...

Yellow Banana’s Chicago Save A Lot Stores Face Possible Closure After CEO’s Death, SNAP Decline - Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Chicago - Six Save A Lot locations operated by Yellow Banana stand to close as early as the end of the week. The potential shutdowns follow the April death of

Around 1 p.m. on July 16, police were dispatched to Walmart on Roosevelt Road after someone called to report an employee who was unconscious and not breathing. Witnesses said the woman was complaining about not feeling well and was going to go home from work early, then they saw her fall to the ground. An ambulance too

CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer was among two people shot Monday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood, according to city officials. Police said the shooting happened in the 4600 block of North Springfield Avenue. An officer was shot and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center. According to city officials,...

A statewide safety measure aimed at curbing e-scooter and e-bike use on sidewalks is awaiting the governor's signature after passing the Illinois House and Senate, as officials and pedestrians raise concerns about riders endangering people on foot.

CVS Health (Woonsocket, R.I.) has opened its first set of pharmacy-focused locations in Birmingham, Ala., Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Washington, D.C. The locales, with about 3000 square feet of space, offer a full-service pharmacy with a customized-by-neighborhood selection of over-the-counter products available for

Monday, July 20, 2026 — Chicago woke up to a smoky, hazy start, with temperatures near 68°F at Midway and a sky that looked more like late August than mid-July. Afternoon highs are expected to climb to about 86°F, with south-southwest breezes of 5 to 15 mph and gusts that could hit 30 mph. The smoke should thin from so

Pilsen is getting ready to turn a full mile of Cermak Road into a four-day block party, as Fiesta del Sol returns for its 54th run this week with music, food, carnival rides and community services packed into the Lower West Side. When and where. Fiesta del Sol runs Thursday...

Macs Vinson (McCormick ’17) vividly remembers breaking down in tears at Cozy Noodles & Rice, stressed about a midterm for a difficult class. Asian American Studies Prof. Nitasha Sharma, Vinson’s faculty mentor as part of Northwestern’s Posse Scholars program, sat across from them at the table. In...

WEST ENGLEWOOD — Two mixed-use apartment buildings will replace vacant land near the 63rd and Ashland Green Line station, including a lot once owned by the city’s “worst landowner,” officials announced Thursday. The $18 million project will transform two plots of city-owned land at 1516-19 W....