Naperville IL

Chicago has its fair share of whacky wildlife, from an infamously large rat population to packs of roaming coyotes. But the Windy City may be harboring a new resident critter —the desert dwelling nine-banded armadillo. The great armadillo migration Researchers from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)...

DOWNTOWN — Hundreds of kids from underserved corners of Chicago poured into Downtown Saturday, taking in public amenities they usually don’t get to enjoy just days after some city leaders sought to crack down on teens congregating in the city center. ‘Downtown Day,’ organized by Chicago-based nonprofit My...

At least 28 people were shot, six of them fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. The first shooting fatality was discovered shortly before 1:00 a.m. Friday in “the 7500-block of S. St. Lawrence,” ABC 7 reported. A woman and a man were shot; the man survived, but the woman succumbed to her...

CITY HALL — City leaders, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, are calling on state legislators to ban federal law enforcement agents from concealing their identities. Alds. Michael Rodriguez (22nd) and Andre Vazquez (40th) on Wednesday introduced a resolution to the City Council that calls on state legislators to pass...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to sign a "Squatter Bill," to help property owners fast-track the removal of squatters from a home.

The woman found not guilty by reason of insanity after running over a Chicago police officer with his own squad car is now asking the court to let her start anew—by changing her name. Whitley Temple, who was acquitted last year of attempting to murder Officer Ed Poppish during...

MONTCLARE — Loved ones were shaken Thursday after federal agents detained a Montclare mother and two men in Little Village in separate operations apparently linked to immigration enforcement. Two men were taken after federal agents stopped their car Thursday morning in Little Village, according to volunteers with the...

One of the people convicted in the ComEd Four federal corruption case was sentenced Monday.

A group that meets on Chicago's lakefront every weekend is hoping to make life a little easier by practicing screaming to voice their emotions.

CHICAGO - A popular convention—set to make a stop in Chicago next weekend—suddenly shut down. Now, fans are left with questions and no clear path to getting their money back. Meanwhile, the owners of Epic Events and Entertainment, which hosts the convention, could be facing financial trouble. What...