Illinois extends its controlled pheasant hunting season at select sites, offering more opportunities for hunters who can reserve permits online up until the day before the hunt.

Chicago opens a fifth Community Reentry Support Center in North Lawndale to provide returning residents with resources like job training and counseling to reduce recidivism.

Forecasters predict a mild, rainy Christmas for Chicago, contrasting with the previous year's cold, as temperatures may reach 51 degrees without snow.

Mayor Brandon Johnson reports nearly 4,000 asylum-seekers moved from emergency staging to temporary shelters in Chicago, ceasing the use of police stations for this purpose.

A 24-year-old man, Joshua Williams, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side.

Chicago city workers began clearing a crime-ridden homeless encampment in the West Loop, providing some residents with rapid rehousing offers, amidst concerns of the effectiveness of this approach.

A vase bought for $3.99 at Goodwill sold for $107,000 at Chicago auction house, Wright Auctions, identified as a rare piece by Italian glass blower Carlo Scarpa.

A Naperville man was arrested at O'Hare Airport, charged with a fatal stabbing in Austin, Chicago. Alexander Iwerebon faces allegations for the murder of a 45-year-old man.

A woman is charged after the homicide of a 1-year-old boy in Chicago, with the death attributed to child abuse-related injuries. The child was pronounced dead with signs of abuse, and a 26-year-old woman has been arrested.

Firefighters in Chicago found a 15-year-old boy's body in the trunk of a burning car; he had been shot. His death is ruled a homicide, and the community seeks witnesses to aid the investigation.

A Chicago man was arrested for a crime spree involving attacks on seniors and a handicapped person, facing multiple felony charges including robbery and aggravated battery.

A cold front brings high winds and snow showers to Chicago, with Porter County, Indiana, experiencing harsh conditions. Temperatures will drop with strong winds, but a midweek warm-up is expected.

A luggage vehicle collided with Aeromexico Flight 661 at O'Hare Airport, causing an evacuation of over 100 passengers with no injuries reported. An investigation is underway.