Jordan Watkins, 38, faces mandatory life if convicted after a habitual criminality charge was added to his case.

Panoptic Group's own West Town headquarters neighbor is about to be razed for a five-story building with nine apartments and retail.

Chicago police released suspect descriptions after two young men robbed a 17-year-old on a Blue Line train near UIC-Halsted.

A 37-year-old man died after an unknown woman opened fire on him along a South Shore corridor with a recent history of gunfire.

The Chicago cardinal, two orders of nuns and a Morrison pharmacist say the law forces them to help patients die.

An extended-stay Wyndham hotel could rise near Aurora's new casino, but a semi-truck near-miss has one alderman worried about I-88 merging lanes.

Owen Shaker died at 6 after a brief battle with DIPG. His Oak Park block party has since raised over $111,000 for research.

CPS canceled outdoor athletics and recess citywide Thursday, but classroom AC means no early dismissals like Detroit or Pittsburgh saw this week.

Mayor Brandon Johnson blames council opponents and past mismanagement as pension costs climb $160 million next year.

Marilyn Mulero, once homeless twice after her release, says the West Side center fulfills a promise she made in prison.

A pickup driver was hospitalized after hitting a Walmart semi parked with its flashers on near Beverly Road.

No injuries were reported after a Chevrolet Silverado driver fell asleep and hit a South Central school bus in Union Mills.

UChicago Medicine will train 72 primary care doctors at Ingalls Memorial, with a $5 million grant backing the effort in Harvey.