A.J. Gow says he sent his co-worker down for water and a fan as he waited, trapped 130 feet up, for rescuers to reach him.

A stolen 10mm Glock 29 rigged for automatic fire was hidden under the driver's seat, DuPage County prosecutors say.

A midday shooting in the 4000 block of West Hirsch Street left one man critical, marking the block's second gun attack in four days.

A 26-year-old man died and a 56-year-old was critically wounded after gunmen confronted them inside a Ford van near Pershing Road.

A gray sedan struck the motorcycle near Grant Park; the sedan driver was taken into custody as charges remain pending.

M/I Homes will fully fund a long-delayed Commons Drive extension in exchange for building Kingsley Row's 185 townhomes.

Homeowners in nine Cook County townships have until September 1 to prefile storm-damage appeals — hotel bills and contractor reports count as evidence.

Chicago gets a sunny, less humid Thursday before shower and thunderstorm chances return Friday afternoon and evening.

The nine-building Elaine Place portfolio was 95 percent leased at closing, and Concord wants to turn its parking lot into apartments.

Two unknown gunmen fled south in a black car after the West Garfield Park shooting near noon Wednesday.

Thousands are expected on the West Side this weekend as the Bulls throw open Lot C for free hoops, art, and rookie photo ops.

Witnesses told Gurnee police the attack unfolded in front of hundreds of parkgoers near the Superman ride.

A deadly crash near Kinsman closed Gardner and Johnny Run roads, an intersection with a history of rollover wrecks.