A muralist who once did homework help at New Life Community Church now covers its wall in pinks, greens and blues honoring the neighborhood that raised her.

Villa Park, Oak Brook and Wheaton residents got an unwelcome 10 a.m. jolt Friday — the county's second false alarm in three days.

Chanay Walton says her Maplewood Avenue gatherings are just family parties. The city says otherwise, and wants a judge to make her stop.

City planners cleared a 14-unit expansion along the Chicago River, pushing the North Center project's total value to $43 million.

Gerald Meyer, 93, died hours after a two-vehicle crash flipped one car onto its roof at a busy Mount Prospect intersection.

Marquise Earskines was arrested within an hour of the shooting and faces a domestic battery count too. He appears in court Friday.

Dana Hillard cursed at a man he'd just arrested inside a Chicago police station, but his boss called it reasonable. A separate $18,000 fraud case still looms.

Itasca police won't name the officer or the technology involved, but the case is now with DuPage County prosecutors.

A former member allegedly filed state paperwork claiming to be president, then blocked the Chicago cosplay charity from its own bank account.

Stanley the dog is presumed dead after a coyote grabbed him near Tangley Oaks Apartments while his owner's wife stood just 10 feet away.

Hegewisch's Wolf Lake gets an ADA-accessible pier and kayak launch, plus free poles for 300 kids Saturday.

The Southport Corridor closes to cars this weekend as 14 eateries, wrestlers and tribute bands take over Lakeview.

Clarendon Community Center Park welcomes NPR's Cheryl Corley and jazz singer Lucy Smith for a free show blending Langston Hughes with Beyoncé.