CTA riders faced major delays on the South Side as crews worked to clear the scene near the 69th Street station.

A once-empty patch beside the Kankakee Public Library now blooms with a native-plant mural, a grass archway and a lighted sign.

Five people were inside the vehicle when it hit a barrier in West Pullman; three swam to safety and one man was rescued by the Marine Unit.

Squeezed into a former alleyway on Front Street, the Little Popcorn Store still uses a muffin tin for a cash drawer and a hand-cranked popper.

Chicago gets one more warm, mostly sunny day Tuesday before showers and thunderstorms move in Wednesday. A cooler Thursday follows, but summerlike warmth returns by the weekend.

Antonio Sims, 35, is jailed after police say a struggle on Western Avenue’s eighth floor left a 53-year-old neighbor critically wounded.

Irene J. Pantle died at the scene on State Road 104. Deputies say toxicology results are still pending.

Elphaba's emerald gown and Hamilton's ball gowns leave the Griffin Museum after Monday. Admission is free with entry.

A 26-year-old man was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds on the 2700 block of North Harding Avenue Sunday night, police say. It's the latest violence to hit the Logan Square corridor this year.

Jerome Kirk was gunned down in broad daylight Sunday on a West Side block that's seen repeated shootings since 2024.

No charges were filed after a chaotic overnight takeover blocked South Canal Street near 18th, video shows.

Chicago’s Labor Day forecast is sunny and dry, but warmer weather and thunderstorms are waiting in the wings. The biggest rain chance arrives Wednesday.

No one was hurt after occupants of two vehicles traded gunshots near Aurora Avenue, and police say the parties knew each other.