Sparkle Smash driver Chelsea VanCleave headlines a weekend of racing, two-wheel skills and freestyle at Allstate Arena.

Cook County used the chairs 874 times in five years — and one Madison County detainee was strapped in for five days, with brief mandated breaks to stretch or use the restroom.

Paul Bocska fled the country before his 2025 trial. Now extradited, he's fighting his conviction on 16 felony counts.

Crews will disable more than 12 miles of buried drain tile to bring wetlands back to the 794-acre Antioch site.

Board members admitted deep distrust of the executive office before unanimously approving a strategic plan with recommendations on onboarding, senior care and water use.

A man and woman were shot before dawn near a Western Avenue gas station that's seen drive-by gunfire before.

Brandon Sims, 31, faces murder charges after allegedly gunning down two men on North Washtenaw Avenue in July.

Samuel Colton, 28, says the gun caught on camera was just an Airsoft toy, while he faces a felony charge.

The 11th annual bash on the History Museum lawn pours from over 50 producers, with every ticket helping support the Churchville One-Room Schoolhouse.

Oswaldo Lorenzana De La Rosa, 30, allegedly picked the girl up from school weekly for months using the same Subaru.

Chicago Plays has grown from a Beverly art walk debut to installations at Navy Pier and Ogilvie Station in under a year.

A McHenry County judge sided with Pistakee Yacht Club, but boats must still clear the backlot every winter.

Madison Beese vanished from her Castle Pines Circle home last Friday. Her family asked police to share her case publicly.