Cloudflare experienced an internal service disruption affecting various websites and services, including ChatGPT and NJ Transit, with the company working on restoring service amid ongoing financial consequences.

Five Hyde Park storefronts were broken into overnight; Area One detectives are investigating multiple burglaries along East 55th and East 56th streets.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train with live music and charity focus, and Metra's popular Holiday Train tickets go on sale, both bringing festive cheer to the Chicago area.

Chicago Police issued an alert after a 16-year-old was robbed on the Green Line CTA platform in Bronzeville. Three suspects are sought, and vigilance is advised for transit riders.

A 54-year-old woman was shot at a CTA bus stop on West 63rd Street Monday night; police say three suspects fled in a red SUV and no arrests have been made.

Edged has broken ground on a second Aurora data center built for dense AI workloads. The 72 MW facility will use waterless cooling and aims to be online in Q2 2027.

A woman and a 9-year-old were seriously injured after a group attacked them on a South Deering sidewalk Monday; Area Two detectives are asking for tips.

Chicago business owners are on high alert after a series of robberies in the Loop, with police issuing a community alert about related incidents involving thefts under the guise of asking for water.

Chicago faces dreary weather with rain and cool temperatures, reaching a high near 42 degrees. The city will see cloudy skies and occasional drizzle, with a slight warming trend in the coming days.

We tried to check our own website this morning and got an error message, joining millions of users locked out when the company protecting a fifth of the internet went dark. Whether you can read this right now depends on where you're sitting—a fitting introduction to the fragile infrastructure holding the digital world together.

A Markham man is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a juvenile girl at an Oak Forest gas station. He was arrested hiding behind dumpsters and is to appear in court on December 5.

Two men were injured in separate attacks involving sharp objects on Chicago's Near West Side; one possibly with an axe. Both victims are in good condition; no suspects arrested.

Grand Crossing inaugurated the Xchange Chicago tech hub, expected to create jobs and boost the local economy with support from officials and community leaders.