Chicago chef Dominique Leach sets out to make BBQ more inclusive
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Born and raised in Humboldt Park, chef and co-owner of Lexington Betty Smokehouse is making strides in the BBQ community and giving back. She describes how she fought tooth and nail to break into the "BBQ boys club" and make her business successful.

New training center for Chicago first responders opens on West Side

The new facility in Humboldt Park features a six-story tower with each floor simulating a different environment to help train Chicago firefighters.

Chicago unveils new public safety training center
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The new facility in Humboldt Park features a six-story tower with each floor simulating a different environment to help train Chicago firefighters.

Boy, 15, charged with Humboldt Park carjacking

A teenage boy was arrested in connection with a November carjacking in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.

Chicago shelter says ‘world’s least adoptable dog’ just a ‘grump’ who needs the right companion

Lord Herald, a grumpy, middle-aged Chicagoan, who also happens to be a Chihuahua, was tagged with the label by the New York Post last month after a social media post by the Chicago dog rescue that saved him from the city’s pound went a bit viral.

Man shot in drive-by on Chicago's West Side

A 36-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.

3 men attack, shoot victim at West Side gas station

A 40-year-old man was shot after a fight with three others at a West Side gas station Friday night. 

Dino Gualandri: Peru man reported missing, phone pinged in Chicago

A western Illinois family is desperately searching for a man who whose car and phone have been tracked to Chicago’s West Side.

Peru man reported missing, phone pinged in Chicago
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A western Illinois family is desperately searching for a man who whose car and phone have been tracked to Chicago?s West Side.

Chicago violence interrupter found in home naked with gun, suspected narcotics and $50K cash: prosecutors

Chicago police officers who were executing a search warrant reportedly discovered a man who works as a violence interrupter naked under a bed with cash, drugs, and a gun in the home.

Chicago woman charged in hit-and-run that seriously injured 7-year-old boy

A woman is facing several charges in connection with a hit-and-run that seriously injured a 7-year-old boy last April in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.