Rock County kids had 138 asthma ER visits in 2024 alone, as Beloit pushes for a real pollution monitor of its own.

An inbound train bound for Union Station was cut short at Cicero, leaving riders stuck as investigators worked the scene.

Chicago gets a mostly sunny 76-degree Tuesday before a potentially stormy Wednesday. Damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours are possible.

Inspectors found black slime dripping into an ice machine at the Milwaukee Avenue barbecue spot, city records show.

Checks and PayPal payments worth $23.8 million are hitting mailboxes after regulators found Grubhub overpromised driver pay and hid fees.

Health officials are tracing contacts after a Kane County resident tested positive, as national case counts keep climbing.

Firefighters volunteer their off-hours to run the second Fully Involved Fire Academy, with spots still open for the session starting September 2.

A downed light pole and scattered concrete bricks forced Illinois State Police to close the Eisenhower in both directions near Thorndale Avenue.

The Sept. 18-20 festival grew out of a 2025 debut and shares a block with the nation's oldest family-run wine shop.

Emanda Mata faces a Class X felony after police say she shot a man on South Harding Avenue in North Lawndale.

Boykin says Pappas's insults about his late Englewood mother crossed a line; Pappas calls it grandstanding.

A new framework plan pairs a footbridge over the North Slip with a gathering space honoring South Side steelworkers.

Dispatch audio referenced an 11-year-old boy possibly thrown from a car near the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel. Key details remain unconfirmed.