Community groups say officers choked a 14-year-old at a public meeting, then arrested his mother on assault charges.

Chicago's Reeling festival opens September 17 at the Music Box with a Spanish drama starring Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close.

A Sid Luckman jersey, a Red Grange football and Elmhurst's own Travelers headline a new exhibit opening Friday.

A federal-local raid on West 84th Street turned up 10 gun switches and $14,000 in cash. Only one suspect stayed behind bars.

A retired CPD officer's quick thinking cut short a ruse burglary targeting an elderly couple near 115th and Campbell.

A 25-year-old died after officers took 17 minutes to find him following a 911 call — one of 93 delayed responses since ShotSpotter went dark.

After a pole fire torched cars in a parking lot, ComEd has already scanned 1,500 of its 1.3 million poles with drones and AI.

Chicago gets a mostly sunny 76-degree Tuesday before a potentially stormy Wednesday. Damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours are possible.

Checks and PayPal payments worth $23.8 million are hitting mailboxes after regulators found Grubhub overpromised driver pay and hid fees.

A downed light pole and scattered concrete bricks forced Illinois State Police to close the Eisenhower in both directions near Thorndale Avenue.

Emanda Mata faces a Class X felony after police say she shot a man on South Harding Avenue in North Lawndale.

A new framework plan pairs a footbridge over the North Slip with a gathering space honoring South Side steelworkers.

Retired Major General N.K. Dhir led the 2026 procession as grand marshal, a first for the parade's history.