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.

Chicago-area residents find success changing careers mid-pandemic
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Lita Selmon and Erich Krumrei talk about what led them to seek a career change during the pandemic and how their new ventures are going now.

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.

Downtown Oak Park nixes summer events for 2021 due to COVID
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Shanon Williams, executive director for Downtown Oak Park, talks about their decision to cancel summer 2021 events due to safety concerns around COVID-19.

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.