A marker at 71st and Kedzie in Marquette Park was unveiled Saturday as 'Mamie and E.L. Till Road,' honoring Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till.

A two-boat collision on the Fox River south of the McHenry Dam killed one person and sent two others to hospitals; the Illinois DNR is leading the investigation.

A 42-year-old woman was stabbed Saturday on the 8200 block of South Peoria in Auburn Gresham. Police say the attacker fled in a car and Area Two detectives are investigating.

A new analysis says a 1GW data‑center campus could produce about $16.1B for Northwest Indiana, and a 1.5GW campus could hit $24.2B — but experts question how many permanent jobs will follow. Local fights over permits and power deals are already under way.

Upper-80s and heavy humidity today with a midday Heat Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms possible late tonight and Monday; beaches may be rough Tuesday.

Nearly four years after Tyvon “Lea Marie” Henderson’s killing in West Garfield Park, his family has launched a small scholarship and added to a reward as they continue to press for answers.

A 5-year-old was critically injured and a 39-year-old man was wounded in an early-morning shooting on West 14th Street in Little Italy. Police say a black SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire.

Mayor Brandon Johnson toured the Magnificent Mile and officials point to rising visitors, falling crime and lower vacancy rates as signs downtown is rebounding.

Heat builds into Chicago Sunday–Monday with highs near 90°F and heat indices into the 100s. Showers and storms are possible late Sunday into Monday night.

Authorities say 714 bottles were seized after returned Nordstrom shipments were found stuffed with modeling clay; a Chicago man was arrested.

NARA plans to close its Chicago branch in the coming years, moving large federal collections out of the city and raising costs and delays for local researchers.

A 24-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were found shot inside a car in Hyde Park and later died at UChicago Medicine; police say no arrests have been made.

A guilty plea in the hit-and-run that killed 22-year-old Caleb Holbert brings the family some relief. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 26 and impact statements are expected.