St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade canceled due to winter storm
The city said that although the Electric Christmas Parade is a much-anticipated event every year, they had to make the tough decision to cancel for safety reasons.
DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.
CHICAGO - Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was approached by several armed men. The Department of Homeland Security had just started "Operation Midway Blitz" and was surging immigration officers into the city. On that September afternoon, Armenta became one of their first...
Burglars steal lottery machine in Rogers Park, video shows
Thousands of dollars in Illinois Lottery tickets were stolen in a smash-and-grab burglary in Rogers Park.
Incoming Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II to be sworn in on Monday
Incoming Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II to be sworn in on Monday morning
Career criminal shoplifted from same Target store 10x in 12 days: prosecutors
A man with more criminal cases on his record than most people have holiday decorations is accused of pulling off ten shoplifting raids in twelve days at the same Target store in Lincoln Park, a rapid-fire streak that prosecutors say netted more than $1,200 in merchandise. Kenneth Smith, 58, of...
Winter storm in Midwest morphs into full-blown, cross-country one
A winter storm placed around 49 million people under winter weather alerts over the weekend. It caused whiteout conditions on highways across the Midwest, between cities like St. Louis and Chicago.
Dashcam catches vehicle slide across lanes on I-88 into ditch amid snowstorm
A driver spun across several lanes of traffic and into a ditch while navigating I-88 Saturday amid a heavy snowstorm that blanketed the greater Chicago area, dashcam footage showed. Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, a driver traveling eastbound on I-88 near Downers Grove lost control of their vehicle and slid across...
Missing endangered man, 59, last seen in Blue Island: police
Daniel C. Davis, 59, is missing and considered endangered; he was last seen Nov. 25 near Union Road in Blue Island. Description: 5'8", 170 lbs, gray hair; last seen wearing a black Harley-Davidson jacket with white stripes, a red-and-black sweatshirt, and black pants. Authorities ask anyone with information to...
$7,500,000 Set Aside To Offer ‘Unconditional Monetary Support’ To Residents in One US County
Millions of dollars are being allocated to help thousands of families who are struggling to make ends meet in the Midwest. The Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois just voted to extend a guaranteed income program and distribute a total of $7.5 million to selected applicants, reports Fox32 Chicago.
Here are the latest snowfall totals from around the Chicago area
The Chicago area got socked with one of the worst winter storms it's seen in years, and snowfall totals piled up across the region. Most counties saw anywhere from 7-to-10 inches of snow, with the city itself receiving more than eight inches of accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.
