A TikTok user hit and killed a pedestrian while live-streaming in Zion, Illinois; the driver is cooperating with the investigation, and no charges are immediate.

Local doctors warn lung cancer is appearing more often in younger women; experts point to pollution, vaping and screening gaps as possible drivers.

A privately financed 22,000‑seat stadium at The 78 aims to remake the South Loop. Neighborhood-run spaces like Overflow Coffee are positioning to share the benefits.

Chicago area residents witnessed the Northern Lights, with potential for more sightings amid solar storms causing both awe and potential technological disruptions.

Cesar Matias faces a felony charge for a July shooting in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood; he was arrested and has a detention hearing scheduled.

Homeland Security denies plans to withdraw federal agents from Chicago, despite possible relocation of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino. Tensions rise over claims of lowering crime, while former President Trump suggests military intervention.

ByHeart recalls all organic baby formula nationwide to prevent further infant botulism cases after 15 hospitalizations across 12 states, with no fatalities reported.

Lincoln Park Zoo added two brown bears for the first time since 1979 and announced an African penguin chick hatched Oct. 1, a small but meaningful win for conservation in Chicago.

Gregory Bovino and many Border Patrol agents are reported to be leaving Chicago this week, even as ICE continues its work — a shift that follows weeks of clashes and a judge’s limits on force.

UChicago Medicine residents overwhelmingly approved their first union contract, winning pay increases, a $9,000 stipend and rideshare reimbursements after yearlong bargaining.

A man was found with a neck wound on the 500 block of N. Central Avenue in Austin and later died at Mount Sinai, Chicago police say. Area Four detectives are investigating; no arrests have been announced.

A suburban deacon, Rajan Fernando, is removed from his role in the Archdiocese of Chicago following sexual abuse allegations against minors, with civil and ecclesiastical investigations underway.

"Operation Midway Blitz" in Chicago led to over 3,000 arrests; despite controversy and some local disapproval, DHS insists federal agents will stay in the city.