Oak Park apartment building residents forced to leave over structural concerns
Some of the floors inside the building are sloping by four inches.
Illinois trying to identify owners of 11 abandoned Purple Heart medals
Why doesn't Illinois just check the U.S. Armed Forces list of all Purple Heart awardees? Turns out that there's no comprehensive list of veterans who have received Purple Hearts.
Oak Park woman convicted in her mom's murder in Bali will return to Chicago area this week
Heather Mack, who murdered her mom with her boyfriend and hid the body while in vacation in Bali, says: “I really miss my mom and everything in Chicago will remind me of her. I think of her every day and deeply regret what happened.”
What time is trick-or-treating? 2021 Halloween trick-or-treat times for Chicago suburbs
In Chicago's suburbs, all trick-or-treating is happening on Halloween this year, thanks to October 31st being a Sunday. Some locations are inviting children to go out as early as 1 p.m., and one city is allowing them to stay out until 8 p.m.
'Cradles to Crayons' winter collection drive begins
A major collection drive is underway to outfit thousands of local kids for winter weather.
More than 7,200 runners race in Chicago Half Marathon
The runners ranged in age from 14-years-old to 85-years-old. They came from 47 states and 21 countries.
Professor yelled racial slurs, spit on Black woman and 7-year-old outside Jewel-Osco: prosecutors
A health sciences professor has been charged with a felony hate crime after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and spit on a Black woman and her daughter outside a Jewel-Osco in Oak Park earlier this month.
Heather Mack, woman convicted of killing mother in Bali, granted early prison release
An Oak Park woman who has been in prison in Bali for killing her mother is going to get out early.
Illinois Senate president tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tested positive for a "mild breakthrough" case of COVID-19 and was recovering from symptoms, his office announced Monday.
Chicago dad wants stricter bail for accused child rapists after 15-year-old daughter turns up dead in alley
Chicago residents held a vigil Saturday to honor a 15-year-old girl who was found dead in an alley after being drugged and raped. Two suspects have since been charged with sex crimes.
Chicago pair charged after missing teen girl found dead in Oak Park alley
After the discovery of the 15-year-old girl's body, a Chicago man has been charged with criminal sexual assault and a Chicago woman has been charged with child pornography, among other charges.
Two expressway shootings reported on the same day in Chicago area
So far this year, there have been more than 120 shootings on Chicago-area expressways. That's almost as many as there was in all of 2020.
Family files lawsuit after Chicago man dies in suburban police custody
Video shows Dajuan Gates surrounded by Oak Park and Forest Park police in August of 2020. It started with him running a stop sign. After 21 minutes in handcuffs, Gates died.
