Chicago IL

It seems like lately, everyone’s talking about the same few places. You know, the ones with the familiar signs and the consistent menus. Illinois chains are really starting to get noticed by people right here in the state. Maybe it’s the convenience, or perhaps the prices are just right....

Have you ever wanted to eat like the pope? Well now you can, with his mother's recipe for "Messy Josephs."

Yet another smash-and-grab burglary overnight. This time in Blue Island, where a small business owner says thieves targeted gaming machines inside the restaurant. Leslie Moreno is there with more on what happened.

Three people and a dog were displaced after flames engulfed their home early Saturday morning.

A number of frustrated Chicagoans spent part of Friday trying to track down vehicles that were towed ahead of the funeral procession for fallen Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew. But questions remain over whether people received enough warning before towing started. The major road closure, which impacted traffic and parking...

Newly released bodycam footage shows Chicago police fatally shooting 41-year-old Derek Jordan after a chaotic crash in Humboldt Park involving a fleeing vehicle linked to an earlier shooting. Police say the suspect struck a pedestrian, a CTA bus, and vehicles before officers fired; a gun was recovered, and two officers...

A neighborhood favorite pizzeria in Andersonville, Chicago, is set to close permanently. Fat Chris’s Pizza and Such will serve its final slice on May 22, 2026. Along with the closure announcement, the restaurant team invited the community to visit and enjoy one last meal before bidding farewell. Fat Chris’s...

We're getting a look at body cam footage of a shooting in March involving police that shooting left a man dead.

ILLINOIS — A 19-year-old man was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting early Saturday morning in Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood, according to police. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. in the 4000 block of West 69th Street on the city’s Southwest Side, Chicago police said. Investigators said the victim was standing outside when someone […] The post One person dead following shooting...

ILLINOIS — Two men were shot to death while driving Thursday evening in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood, according to police. The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. in the 200 block of North Homan Avenue on the city’s West Side, police said. Authorities said the victims, ages...