In the shadow of Chicago's looming budget crisis, the recently signed $29 million deal for migrant base camps is raising questions on how to prioritize limited resources and stirring a long-standing divide between the city's communities.

A 73-year-old Illinois man pleads guilty to an attempted arson attack aimed at preventing a building from becoming a reproductive health clinic.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Economic Security Project announce a partnership to explore the potential of a municipally owned grocery store, aiming to fight food inequity and revitalize disinvested communities.

Two men from Illinois are charged in a fraudulent scheme to obtain $7.8 million from the COVID-relief PPP loans.

Janet Issacs, a 62-year-old woman suffering from dementia, goes missing from her Austin neighborhood.

In Round Lake, Illinois, police were forced to use fatal force on a man who held a knife to a woman's throat, refusing to release her despite negotiations and efforts to de-escalate the situation.

Cboe Global Markets CEO Edward Tilly resigns following investigation into claimed undisclosed personal relationships.

Chicago City Council advances a groundbreaking proposal that could see tipped workers eventually earn the same minimum hourly wage as all other employees in the city.

A brutal quadruple homicide that left a suburban Chicago couple and their two young children dead has taken another turn, as two of the suspects were discovered in another violent Oklahoma incident.

A tragic family dispute escalates to gunfire and the loss of life, resulting in a tense lockdown of neighboring schools in Bolingbrook, IL.

An unsettling incident occurs in Chicago's 3rd District where one elderly man faces an attempt murder charge, leaving the victim hospitalized.

It's that time of year again! The City of Chicago is searching for the perfect tree to become the centerpiece of this year's holiday celebrations, and they need your help to find it.

The Mellon Foundation announces a $6.8 million grant for the creation of new monuments in Chicago, aiming to represent those who have been historically excluded or underrepresented in the city's narrative.