MLB legend Dusty Baker retires, ending a 26-season career that included a World Series win and left a lasting baseball legacy.

Fry the Coop opens its 8th hot chicken joint in Lincoln Park, providing Halal-certified, diverse spice level meals to locals and students.

Expect showers and a temperature drop in Chicagos weather forecast for the Halloween weekend.

Columbia Colleges part-time faculty votes to strike amid contract negotiations, challenging proposed course cuts affecting their workload and pay.

Chicago Mayor appoints Ciere Boatright, experienced real estate exec, as new head of Planning and Development Department.

Chicago retailers face a surge of smash-and-grab burglaries.

Series of armed robberies spark alarm in Chicago's 14th and 25th districts.

Rise in motor vehicle thefts in Chicago's 1st District alarms police. Preventative measures encouraged in community alert.

Multiple incidents of gun violence were reported in Chicago yesterday evening, resulting in multiple injuries. Victims are in medical care and the investigations are ongoing.

Unresolved 2017 disappearance of Alexis C. Scott spurs unity among investigators, journalists, and the public to keep her story alive.

UAW tentatively agrees on a new 4-year contract with Ford, possibly impacting ongoing negotiations with other automakers.

Effingham County resident charged with child pornography possession and dissemination as Illinois ramps up efforts to curb online child exploitation.

Ex-credit union worker Laurie Allen was convicted of stealing $510k between 2014 and 2020 from her place of employment at Vibrant Credit Union in Illinois.