Nearly all ramps at the I‑80/Center Street interchange in Joliet will close after Monday’s rush for a multiyear rebuild; detours will route traffic to US 6, Larkin and Jefferson.

A Chicago dog that bit a person has tested positive for rabies — the first confirmed canine case in Illinois in decades. Health officials are tracing contacts and urging owners to check vaccinations.

A 36-year-old woman was hurt after a stolen silver sedan jumped a curb and struck her near State and Randolph. Police are searching for the fleeing driver.

A man with a grazed gunshot wound walked into CPD’s 5th District station Sunday evening; he was treated at the station and taken to UChicago Medicine, police say.

Oak Brook police saved a driver from a burning car on I-88 after it was seen speeding with lights off; both the driver and officers suffered minor injuries.

Jewel‑Osco removed Waterfront Bistro frozen shrimp after an FDA recall tied to possible cesium‑137 contamination. Officials say no illnesses have been reported and shoppers should check their freezers.

Years of neighborhood organizing paid off this month as John H. Kelly Park in Lakeview broke ground on a long‑planned renovation. The overhaul is funded by state grants, a Cubs contribution and local donors.

Chicago police released surveillance images as they search for three teens wanted in the Dec. 16 beating of a 62-year-old on a Cicero Avenue CTA bus. The victim is hospitalized and investigators are reviewing footage.

Sheriff's Office staff bought and wrapped more than 200 presents and delivered them to roughly 150 seniors across several south suburban towns.

A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged with first‑degree murder in the Aug. 22 Archer Heights shooting that killed a 33‑year‑old, police say.

Chicago Police issued a missing person alert for 14-year-old Perla Alvarez, last seen December 19, 2025, near a McDonald's on N Cicero. She's Hispanic, 5'2", with brown eyes and blond hair.

A 20-year-old man from Harvard sustained serious injuries in a crash near Richmond, with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office investigating the incident.

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy filed a bill to add big cats, bears and primates to Illinois' circus-animal ban and classify them as 'covered animals' under the criminal code.