Man shot dead in East Garfield Park
Demarcus Reed, 27, was shot in the head on Saturday morning, one of about 100 people shot and killed in Chicago in July.
Morton Salt cuts 40% of staff at Chicago headquarters
Morton Salt has laid off about 120 workers out of 300 working at the Chicago HQ.
Chicago woman claims stranger pepper-sprayed her dogs while they were in their own yard
The alleged victim says the woman was walking by when she pepper sprayed two dogs who were in their own yard.
Three men wanted for road rage murder in the suburbs
West Dundee police say that Kurt Doporcyk, 41; Ryan Barrett, 32; and Peter Stoyshich, 30, killed Alex Hall, 52.
Livonia Burger King employee accused of pointing gun at drive-thru customers during disagreement
A Garden City man is accused of pointing a gun at customers in the drive-thru of a Livonia Burger King.
Lost stuff at Lollapalooza includes lots of vaccination cards, iPhones, and at least two boots
We understand how someone might lose an iPhone or a vaccination card, but did people really not realize they had lost ONE shoe?
Movie theater shooting: TikTok star on life support, woman killed during showing of 'The Forever Purge'
Rylee Goodrich, 19, was killed and TikTok star Anthony Barajas, 19, is hospitalized, fighting for his life after a shooting inside a showing of "The Forever Purge" inside a movie theater in Corona.
Florida reports record 21,638 new COVID cases, highest one-day total since start of pandemic
Florida now accounts for about 20 percent of all new COVID cases in the United States. The spike has prompted Disney World to require all employees to be fully vaccinated.
It will be too dangerous to swim in or boat on Lake Michigan on Sunday, says National Weather Service
Waves could top 9 feet on Sunday, making Lake Michigan dangerous for swimmers, especially inexperienced swimmers.
Chicago offering vaccinations at CTA stops, schools, churches and food pantries
If you can't get out of the house (or don't want to), Chicago vaccine providers will come to you. Anyone getting vaccinated at home will get a $25 Visa gift card.
As pig rules take effect, bacon may disappear in California
At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.
Skyrocketing gun sales lead to ammunition shortage
In 2010, there were 14.4 million background checks for gun purchases. That jumped to almost 39.7 million in 2020 and to 22.2 million just through June 2021 alone.
Senate convenes in rare weekend session to debate infrastructure bill
The Senate convened for a rare weekend session to continue debate on the bill that will greatly expand spending on roads, bridges and mass transit if passed.
Two American travelers to Canada fined $16,000 each for fake vaccination documents
Canadian officials have charged two American travelers and fined them 20,000 Canadian dollars each - around $16,000 USD - for providing fake COVID-19 vaccination documents.
PHOTOS: Kids swim in flooded streets at Disney's Magic Kingdom
"That’s really cool. Disney be like 'that’s an extra 50.00 for water park entrance.'"
Orlando woman finds large python on bathroom counter - but that's not the terrifying part
"There is a snake in my 2nd story bathroom!!!" she wrote on Facebook. "Who do we call? I'm freaking out!!!"
Boy, 14, shot inside residence during attempted robbery in Roseland
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the hand during an attempted robbery in Roseland Saturday morning.
‘Real life’ SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star spotted by NOAA diver
A sponge and a starfish resembling the beloved cartoon characters SpongeBob and Patrick caught the eye of NOAA during a recent live stream.
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles drops out of vault, uneven bars events
Simone Biles has withdrawn from the Olympic event finals on Sunday in the vault and uneven bars.
3 critically wounded in West Side shooting
Three people are in critical condition after being shot while standing on a street in Austin Saturday morning.