State Street CTA station to close for years on Monday

It is a new year and a new look for an old elevated CTA station in the Loop that's being demolished starting Monday.

Effort to ban lawmakers from stock trading gains momentum
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The effort to further regulate stock trading by congressional lawmakers has been talked about for a long time. Will 2026 be the year it finally happens?

SWAT situation reported on Chicago's West Side; 1 in custody

One person was taken into custody after SWAT police were called to a domestic disturbance Friday morning on Chicago’s West Side.

Aurora firefighters save trapped woman in two-alarm apartment blaze

A woman was rescued and two units of a building were deemed temporarily uninhabitable in an Aurora apartment building fire on Thursday.

Chicago police recover 10 weapons at illegal party

Chicago Police recovered 10 weapons from an illegal party on New Year's Eve in the 25th district.

Chicago weather: Cold start gives way to milder temperatures

Temperatures across the Chicago area plunged into the teens Friday night, with wind chills dipping to near zero in some locations.

Fatal hit-and-run under investigation in Riverdale
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A deadly hit-and-run is under investigation tonight in Riverdale. Police say a driver struck a woman then took off. 

7-year-old hospitalized after shooting inside West Side home: police

A 7-year-old boy was injured with a gunshot wound while inside a home in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Sunday, according to police.

New year, new laws in 2026
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Dozens of new laws took effect at the stroke of midnight in every state as people rang in the new year.

First baby of 2026 in Chicago
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2026 is already starting off as a life changing year for several Chicago area families.

38-year-old woman killed in crash
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Police are searching for a driver involved a deadly crash on the east side.