The Illinois Department of Public Health has moved its Bellwood Regional Office to the Westbrook Corporate Center in Westchester to improve efficiency and is preparing to incorporate the West Chicago Regional Office.

Chicago celebrates St. Patrick's Day by dyeing the river green, a 63-year tradition carried out by the Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 using environmentally safe dye.

The Justice Department announced the indictment of three Chicago residents for multiple violent carjackings and the murders of two men with stolen vehicles.

The Chicago Police Department is searching for Naylanie Fernandez, a missing 15-year-old girl last seen at her home on W Fullerton Ave on February 4th.

A cyber attack caused a network outage at Lurie Children's Hospital, disrupting medical services and forcing the hospital to shut down systems and seek expert help.

One man is critically injured and 12 are displaced after an early morning fire in Chicago's Brighton Park, with emergency responders providing aid and investigating the cause.

Six people were hospitalized after a multi-car crash in Wrigleyville, Chicago, involving an SUV hitting a Buick and two parked cars. All victims were reported in fair to serious condition.

Vista Medical Center East loses its trauma center designation due to lacking essential services, impacting emergency care in Waukegan and surrounding areas.

The Ventra app, used by Metra, CTA, and Pace riders for ticket purchases, experienced outages, disrupting service and prompting Metra to advise passengers to show a frozen screen to board trains.

Anthony Porter, whose case led to Illinois' death penalty abolition, has died. His exoneration in 1999 prompted the state to end capital punishment in 2011.

Chicago property owner Chris Amatore offers shelter to migrants in his buildings, spending $150,000 to house nearly 500 people amidst a housing crisis.

A woman with a concealed-carry permit shot and killed a man during an argument in Chicago; she voluntarily spoke with police, and no charges have been announced.

Lee Harris, wrongfully convicted and recently exonerated after 33 years in prison, died of natural causes at 68, shortly after suing Chicago for his wrongful incarceration.