A vehicle fire Friday morning on the Tri-State Tollway blocked two right lanes at 87th Street and caused stop-and-go traffic during the morning rush. Thick traffic was reported in the northbound ...

Chicago’s famous green river for St. Patrick’s Day started with a simple idea in the 1960s, formulated by the head of the Plumbers’ Union Local 130. “Stephen M. Bailey had the idea when ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Chicago area Friday, with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour in the forecast. The warning comes as wind advisories ...

Illinois lawmakers are exploring a bill that would establish guidelines for what time high schools start instruction for the day. HB 2951, introduced by Grayslake-based State Rep. Laura Faver Dias ...

A knife-wielding man was Tased and subdued by police in a suburban Lake County home Saturday night. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home in unincorporated Round Lake at ...

A vehicle fire in the northbound lanes of I-57 on Chicago's Far South Side have led to the closure of all lanes in that direction in the area, according to Total Traffic Chicago. All northbound ...

Authorities are investigating after a 21-year-old woman was shot and killed at a suburban nightclub Saturday morning. According to Stone Park police, a fight broke out at the Mansion Live night ...

Entrances to Chicago O'Hare International Airport saw a heavy police presence after a man was shot during a fight outside a terminal early Wednesday morning, police said. Just before 1 a.m ...

As Joann Fabrics prepares to close hundreds of stores nationwide, all locations have started selling off their inventory at heavily discounted rates, but fans of the once popular crafting chain ...

Southwest Airlines made significant waves on Tuesday when they announced changes to their checked bag policies, and Amtrak took a shot at the company. In a social media post, Amtrak delivered a ...

NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV), Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV) and Comcast NBCUniversal on Tuesday announced the return of the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants for its eighth consecutive year in 2025.

Federal agencies are under a Thursday deadline to turn over plans to the Office of Personnel Management on how they plan to reduce the size of their respective agencies, including through ...