Giant iridescent bubbles are transforming the Chicago Botanic Garden into a playful summer art walk through September 20.

Malik Wrightsell’s lawyer disputes the official account of a South Side police shooting and says a wounded officer was not shot by her client.

Chicago’s immigration court issued 6,012 in-absentia removal orders in June as mega hearings crowded dockets and advocates warned of missed notices.

A stranded boat at North Avenue Beach survived a tow boat, excavator and a trench dug through the sand. Now its owner is planning one last removal attempt.

A missing-person call led DeKalb police to an upside-down vehicle in a creek, where a man was found dead and a 1-year-old was airlifted.

Chicago is weighing taller, smarter fare gates modeled on systems in New York and the Bay Area. A pilot could arrive early next year.

A Crystal Lake daycare operator was convicted after a jury heard evidence about a baby’s fractured rib, prior healing injuries and disturbing daycare video.

Hundreds of riders were filmed weaving through traffic and popping wheelies on the Dan Ryan after police cleared a Posen gas station gathering.

Two people were found fatally shot inside a Harvey home, where two wounded dogs were also discovered. Police said no suspects were in custody Thursday.

A vehicle appears to have smashed into a Loop sandwich shop early Friday, prompting a police investigation at Clark and Van Buren.

A person has been charged with attempted murder in an attack involving a 39-year-old woman in Chicago’s Near North area. Police have released few details so far.

A year after a fatal South Shore shooting, police released surveillance video of two men they want identified.

Chicago gets afternoon rain Friday, a stormy Saturday and dangerous Lake Michigan beach conditions through Monday morning.