Illinois COVID cases steadily on the rise
It was a busy Friday afternoon in suburban Oak Park as people were shopping, eating and walking around – many without masks.
Fireworks in the Chicago suburbs: List of events scheduled, canceled and postponed
Several suburbs say their annual shows will be canceled or postponed this year, while others say the festivities will go on as scheduled.
Cicero man charged with filing false police report alleging he was carjacked
A Cicero man is accused of falsely reporting a carjacking to Illinois State Police.
Home prices skyrocketing in Chicago and suburbs including Aurora, Fox Lake, Naperville and Waukegan
Prices are up 15.9% in Waukegan, 14.3% in Fox Lake and 11.5% in Aurora in just the past year.
Tornado rips up homes, knocks down trees and power lines in Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge
A tornado ripped off rooftops and knocked down trees in the Naperville and Woodridge areas overnight Sunday into Monday. Damage was also reported in Darien, Plainfield, Burr Ridge, Portage and South Haven.
Illinois on track to fully reopen June 11
With hospitalizations and new COVID-19 cases on a steady decline, Illinois is on track to enter Phase 5 by June 11th.
Oak Park and River Forest High School board considers 'no fail' policy
Oak Park and River Forest High School called a special board meeting Tuesday night to consider a "no-fail" policy for spring semester 2021, because of the toll the pandemic took on students' mental health.
Comcast outages reported in western suburbs after crew knocks down pole
Comcast service remained out Monday afternoon for some customers in parts of the western suburbs after a construction crew knocked down a pole near Elmhurst.
Chicago professors caught gushing over teaching social justice on Zoom: 'I'm living the life over here'
Two Chicago-based professors were caught gushing about teaching social justice in the classroom during a school board meeting held via Zoom in February.
UPS driver saves Oak Park boy stuck under heavy package
A UPS driver sprinted to help an Oak Park boy who was stuck underneath a heavy package.
Chicago man charged with attempted murder of Oak Park police officer
A 27-year-old Chicago man is accused of shooting an Oak Park police officer during a traffic stop last week.
Suburban Oak Park residents vote 'No' on defunding the police
More than two-thirds of Oak Park residents voted "No" when it came to defunding the police.
Suburban voters head to the polls to vote on school sports, defunding the police
It’s Election Day across the suburbs and there are some big decisions to be made from school sports to defunding the police.
Inbound lanes reopen on I-290 in Oak Park after crash
Traffic backed up Monday afternoon as crews responded to a crash on inbound Interstate 290 near Oak Park.
Car hijacked at gunpoint from Uber driver in Oak Park recovered in Michigan; teen boy charged
A teenage boy is facing felony charges in connection with a carjacking last week in Oak Park after an Uber driver’s stolen vehicle was found in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan.