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Slice of cheese stuck to storefront window in Chicago becomes viral sensation
A slice of what appears to be American cheese tacked to an empty storefront window in a building that once housed a popular Jeni’s ice cream location has become a viral sensation after someone decided to label it as a new art installation.
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Watch: Garbage truck explodes in Chicago suburb
Startling footage captured the moment a garbage truck exploded in northwest suburban Arlington Heights, leaving three first responders injured.
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Animals enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at Chicago Zoo
The Brookfield Zoo in Chicago prepared a Thanksgiving dinner for its zoo animals on Monday.
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Meet the founder of one of the largest Hispanic-owned financial firms in the US
Martin Cabrera had worked up a successful career in the investment banking industry when he decided to launch his own business.
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Horrific details emerge in Chicago train shooting that left 4 victims dead
Police in Forest Park, Illinois, have released new details after four individuals were shot and killed on a CTA Blue Line train Monday morning.
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Woman dies at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after report of person trapped in machinery
Around 8:20 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department was called to O’Hare for reports of a person trapped in machinery at Terminal 5, officials said.
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Scenes from a movie: Mysterious flood at Titanic exhibit ‘eerily resembled' film
A mysterious flood at a Titanic exhibit outside Chicago has museum officials questioning after footage of the water bursting into the building appeared to resemble scenes from the classic movie.
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A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State
Dorothy Jean Tillman II’s participation in Arizona State University’s May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10.
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Carjacking thwarted because suspects couldn't drive Audi's stick shift
An attempted carjacking on the Gold Coast of Chicago was foiled because the suspects failed to operate the vehicle’s manual transmission.
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104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after record-breaking skydive
Dorothy Hoffner, a lifelong Chicagoan and centenarian who recently set a world record for being the oldest person to ever participate in a tandem skydive, has passed away just a week after her incredible jump.
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Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans sues team chiropractor, alleging sexual abuse
Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled medalist from Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, alleging nearly a decade of “sexual abuse and harassment” by the team’s osteopathic medical provider while Evans trained and competed for the USA Bobsled team, her attorneys said Thursday.
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Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on a string of robberies
A Chicago television news crew has been robbed at gunpoint while they were reporting on a string of robberies.
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Shooting at Chicago White Sox game leaves 2 women injured, police say
Chicago police say a 42-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to the leg, and a 26-year-old woman had a graze wound to her abdomen
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Illinois man sentenced to prison for sexual assault of girl during remote-learning class
The assault took place at a home from which the girl was participating in class remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, prosecutors said
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United passenger plane with 24,000 pounds of supplies, aid heads from Chicago to Maui
As a passenger plane carrying 24,000 lbs. of supplies heads from O’Hare to Maui, here are other ways Chicagoans can help.
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Pups race to the finish line in Chicago Dachshund Derby
The annual race celebrated its third edition this Sunday.
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Chicago man kills 9-year-old girl because he was upset over noise, neighbors say
A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder after witnesses say an 8-year-old girl riding a scooter was fatally shot by someone upset over noise.
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Historic Illinois mansion hits the market for 2nd time in over a century. Take a look inside
An historic mansion in a northwest Chicago suburb will change hands for what is now only the second time in over a century.
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Watch: United Airlines emergency evacuation slide falls from plane into Chicago neighborhood
A recently surfaced video shows the moment an emergency evacuation slide fell from a plane into a backyard as it was landing at O’Hare International Airport.
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Flights grounded, crowds take cover as Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare airport
The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights.