Chicago IL

A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on the city's South Side Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

Federal officials say a Calumet City man ran a synthetic drug operation that mailed drug-soaked paper and other substances to inmates in Illinois and beyond — a scheme they say reflects a growing contraband crisis in jails and prisons. According to a newly filed criminal complaint, 41-year-old Denis Joiner...

BUENA PARK — A group of neighbors who live between the Sheridan and Wilson stops on the Red Line say noise from the train has become unbearable since a “slow zone” was removed last year. The group has held meetings with the CTA and local officials to...

Four teenagers were shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood​ last weekend, and on Thursday, a coalition of organizations came together to address the needs of young people on the city's West Side.

A Black-owned restaurant in downtown Chicago is showing off its new location.

Craving sliders with a side of sci-fi? White Castle just made that a reality. In a move straight out of the future, the fast-food pioneer has rolled out autonomous delivery robots in Chicago—meaning your next Crave Case could arrive curbside, not by car, but by robot. Thanks to a partnership with Coco Robotics and...

Elmhurst police said Nathan Forde had been found safe at 10 p.m. He had last been seen around 7:30 p.m.

Chicago’s deadliest race riot started with a 17-year-old boy on a raft who drifted too far from the “Black” section of the beach. George Stauber threw rocks at Eugene Williams until the teen drowned in Lake Michigan. When police refused to arrest the white baker, the city exploded.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is implementing a hiring freeze for the city through the end of the year.

City officials announced the provisional award of $40 million in capital improvement funding to modernize homeless shelter facilities throughout the city. The funding, part of the DFSS Shelter Infrastructure Initiative, supports the largest local shelter capital investment in Chicago’s history, building on $30...