A Des Plaines school district says an outside fraud scheme drained $3.2 million. Most of the money may still come back.

Giant iridescent bubbles are transforming the Chicago Botanic Garden into a playful summer art walk through September 20.

A stranded boat at North Avenue Beach survived a tow boat, excavator and a trench dug through the sand. Now its owner is planning one last removal attempt.

A year after a fatal South Shore shooting, police released surveillance video of two men they want identified.

A passing maneuver on Galena Road turned deadly Wednesday, killing a 49-year-old man and injuring a woman and two children.

Two Chicago apartment buildings just traded for $60 million. The deals put a Wirtz family tower and Rogers Park’s Vivian under new ownership.

Deerfield-based Baxter says its turnaround is gaining traction after strong second-quarter results and a higher full-year outlook.

A Little Village mother of four died after a white truck struck her in a crosswalk and fled. Neighbors are demanding answers.

A Valparaiso-area woman faces a murder charge after investigators described a horrifying scene inside her family home.

Two 15-year-old boys were shot during a fight in Calumet Heights Wednesday night, with few details immediately available.

Chicago will retrace Martin Luther King Jr.’s explosive 1966 Marquette Park march with surviving participants, Bernice King, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Common.

Two people face felony charges after an alleged Naperville home invasion ended with a resident’s 3-year-old dog shot and killed.

A 60-year-old man was found shot dead inside an Auburn Gresham home Wednesday morning. Police said no arrests had been reported.