Naperville IL

A local nonprofit brought holiday cheer and a new wardrobe to 200 men staying at a Chicago shelter Thursday. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk takes a look at how they’re Making A Difference.

A woman who was attacked by the man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a wheelchair at a CTA station said that crime could have been prevented with action after her beating.

Seven minors, ages 10 to 13, are facing criminal charges over an attack on a woman and her kids near a South Side elementary school. A video shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook showed the woman being punched.

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man from Chicago was sentenced Wednesday for his role in a scheme to smuggle banned items into a federal prison in McDowell County, attorneys said. Arturo Joel Gallegos, 27, received three years of federal probation for his role in the incident, which occurred on...

18-year-old Jalen Davis of Joliet has been charged with Aggravated Robbery. On December 15, 2025, at 3:05 p.m., Officers responded to O’Reilly Auto Parts in the 300 block of Collins Street for a report of a robbery. Responding Officers were told that the male robbery suspect implied that he had a firearm.

One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting Wednesday evening in Hazel Crest.

A deadly multi-vehicle crash in Hillside. Police say a driver in their 70's was on Butterfield when they hit a Hillside police car and several other vehicles before crashing at a Walgreens and fatally striking a pedestrian.

An Illinois woman is headed to prison for decades for neglecting and torturing a 7-year-old boy who weighed just 14 pounds when he showed up to the hospital suffering cardiac arrest. The post 7-year-old boy who weighed just 14 pounds suffered 'severe intentional physical torture, psychological torture, and medical...

"This new law not only averts the 'cliff,' but preserves affordability." Governor signs $1.5 billion law set to transform how people travel in major US city: 'Forward-looking' first appeared on The Cool Down .

GOP Rep. Jed Davis filed HB 4244 to require displays of 'In God We Trust' and founding documents in Illinois schools and government buildings.