Good News for CTA Riders: Crime rates see significant decline

Riders of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) have reason to celebrate as recent statistics released by the Chicago Police Department indicate a substantial decrease in transit-related crime.

Violent crime on the decline: CTA records 16 percent year-to-date reduction
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Riders of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) have reason to celebrate as recent statistics released by the Chicago Police Department indicate a substantial decrease in transit-related crime.

Chicago committee OKs $25 million settlement to 2 men wrongfully convicted of 1993 murder of IIT hoops star

Two men who served a combined 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of a college basketball star will divide $25 million, thanks to a settlement advanced Monday by a City Council committee.

Apple expected to unveil next generation of iPhones as company tries to reverse a recent sales slump

Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product.

McDonald's ditches self-serve soda fountains for a new dining era

McDonald's is overhauling its dining experience by phasing out self-serve soft drink fountains. The company has announced plans to eliminate these machines from all its dining rooms by 2032.

Woman charged in dog attack that injured Chicago police officers
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A Chicago woman is facing charges after allegedly siccing two dogs on police officers Sunday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

Jennifer Aniston reveals scare tactic used against 'Friends' cast during negotiations

The new season for Apple TV+’s hit Emmy-winning series “The Morning Show" premieres Wednesday, marking a return for one of the streaming service’s most popular dramas.

Jennifer Aniston reveals scare tactic used against 'Friends' cast during negotiations
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Jennifer Aniston sat down with FOX 32 Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton about her character?s insistence to take control of her career and assert her professional strength ? something she told Hamilton she once had to do with her "Friends" co-stars.

Street in Avalon Park named for fallen CPD officer Areanah Preston
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This weekend a street in Avalon Park was named after fallen Chicago police officer Areanah Preston. The young officer was fatally shot in May of this year just outside her home.

Street in Chicago's Avalon Park renamed for murdered Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston

"We as community have to show our youth there are better ways than jumping on cars and causing havoc, or pointing guns at any human beings even police officers," said her mother, Dionne Mhoon, at Saturday's street naming ceremony. "Because some of those people turn into the people who took my baby's life."

CTA Red Line extension pulls nearly $2B in federal funding

The federal government plans to allocate nearly $2 billion to extend the CTA Red Line over about 5 and a half miles south of 95th Street. 

CTA Red Line extension pulls nearly $2B in federal funding
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The federal government is allocating nearly $2 billion to extend the CTA Red Line five more miles south of 95th Street. Mayor Johnson and Governor Pritzker were joined by other local leaders discuss plans for the upcoming extension to 130th Street.

Police seek suspects wanted for violently robbing CTA passenger who was going to work

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects who beat up and robbed a CTA rider who was on her way to work last August in Chicago Lawn.

CTU President Stacy Davis Gates admits to enrolling son in private school

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) said her oldest son is attending a private high school this year instead of Chicago Public Schools.