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Police in Elmhurst, Illinois, issued a citation after responding to an “unsafe dump truck” this week. The incident took place on the afternoon of Thursday, February 26, 2026, on southbound Rt. 83, south of North Ave. in Elmhurst. The Elmhurst Police Department (EPD) said that “an unsafe dump truck that lost its rear...

Chicago’s breakfast‑obsessed crowd has a not‑so‑secret crush on a tiny spot called Breakfast House. What started in 2012 as a modest West Town neighborhood joint has snowballed into a full‑blown morning phenomenon, with seven locations across the city and more on the way. Chicago Breakfast...

Illinois lawmakers have once again hit pause on Cook County’s annual tax sale, approving a second postponement on Thursday to buy more time after a federal judge ruled the county’s tax-sale procedures unconstitutional. Supporters say the delay is meant to keep another wave of homeowners from losing long-built equity...

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A Chicago father was simply doing his job making Uber Eats deliveries when his life was violently cut short earlier this week. Yet the tragedy didn’t end with his death. While the victim’s family was reeling from the news, the woman accused of his murder allegedly used social media to mock the very act that claimed...

Newly surfaced video shows how close bystanders came to being struck during Tuesday night’s shooting in Rogers Park, capturing nine shots fired beneath a Howard Street overpass as pedestrians scrambled and a storefront’s glass door shattered. The 36-year-old man wounded near Howard Street and Paulina Street around...

A body found near train tracks on Chicago’s South Side last year was identified as a missing 26-year-old man. On May 29, 2025, a train conductor walking the tracks noticed a bad odor and discovered a partially buried human torso in a shallow grave in a forested area near East 93rd Street.

It's been months since Kelly Edward Brown Jr. was gunned down in Lawndale, and still no arrests have been made. Tia Ewing spoke with his loved ones, who are pleading for someone to come forward and help solve the case.

Some restaurants earn their reputation slowly, built on years of regulars returning for the same satisfying meal, and this longtime steakhouse in Illinois is a perfect example. I first heard about the prime rib through word of mouth, the kind of recommendation that comes with a knowing nod and very...

The leader of Mexico's billion-dollar CJNG cartel may be gone, but his death has those who've spent their careers working to dismantle cartel influence wondering what it could mean to the flow of drugs and potential violence in Chicago.