CDOT employee killed in bicycle crash in Bridgeport

A Chicago Department of Transportation employee was killed in a bicycle crash in Bridgeport on Friday, according to reports.

Chicago weather: Spotty storms linger tonight, more rain chances Sunday

A few lingering showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight, while Sunday will be warm and humid with highs in the 80s and scattered afternoon and evening storm chances, especially south and west of Chicago.

Chicago man charged in 2018 killing of 21-year-old: police

A Chicago man has been charged with the murder of a 21-year-old in October 2018, according to Chicago police.

SWAT called after man threatens police and others: Lake County Sheriff

Lake County Sheriff's SWAT Team was called in after a 30-year-old man threatened to shoot police and others in unincorporated Cary on Saturday, according to the officials.

Chicago police: Man wounded in South Shore shooting

A 33-year-old man was injured in a South Shore shooting on Sunday, according to Chicago police.

Chicago man charged with murder in fatal Chatham shooting: police

A Chicago man has been charged with murder after fatally shooting a 27-year-old man in the Chatham neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

Portillo’s to open new Chicago location on Michigan Avenue

Portillo’s, the popular Chicago-area restaurant chain, will open a new restaurant right in the heart of the Loop along Michigan Avenue.

Chicago-area man sexually assaulted boy, restrained another, police say

A suburban man was charged in connection with the sexual assault of a young boy and restraining another on Chicago’s Northwest Side.

Illinois treasurer’s gift to Pope Leo? $8.65 of pontiff’s own money

Vatican City’s been a popular spot for Illinois dignitaries since Chicago native Robert Prevost ascended to the papacy last year.

Fundraiser helps Chicago firefighter with cancer
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 When a firefighter is in trouble, help is never far away.  Now, first responders and supporters are rallying around one of their own in his fight against bone cancer.   Kasey Chronis shares the community's effort to help.

Explosion killed one on the Eisenhower Expressway Thursday
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We have new information tonight about what happened when law enforcement closed a major stretch of the Eisenhower Expressway for hours Thursday morning. What authorities first described as a vehicle investigation is now being called an explosion that left one person dead.

Chicago firefighter Matthew Knight battles bone cancer as fundraiser nears $80,000

When a firefighter is in trouble, help is never far away. Now, first responders, friends, and community members are rallying around a South Side firefighter in his battle against bone cancer.