Former addict's astounding transformation to college graduate: 'Consider starting today'

Ginny Burton struggled with addiction for most of her life, and was introduced to drugs by her mom when she was just 7 years old. But she finally decided to get clean and turn her life around -- and earlier this year, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Video shows brazen thieves at Ulta store in Norridge
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An Ulta Beauty store in Northern Illinois was robbed in broad daylight over the weekend and a stupefied customer caught the whole thing on video.

911 calls released in incident where Chicago police officer restrained woman walking her dog

911 CALLS RELEASED: A video that went viral last month showed a woman walking her dog on North Avenue Beach in Lincoln Park when she was confronted by a Chicago police officer. On Thursday, the 911 calls related to this incident were released to the public.

Texas teen uses TikTok to sabotage abortion whistleblower website

A Fort Bend Co. teen went online, used some sarcasm when telling her followers what to do to overwhelm the website and cause it to crash, which it did.

Bear swipes Amazon package from Connecticut home

A bear was caught in the act, stealing a package of toilet paper that was delivered to a Connecticut residence.

Father’s speech against anti-mask parents at Tennessee board meeting goes viral

The father of a kindergarten student went viral earlier this week, after speaking at a school board meeting in Franklin Tennessee, criticizing parents for their anti-mask views and opinions.

Joyriding man chained to top of Escalade in latest viral Detroit freeway video

A lot happens on the highways in the Motor City, in fact, the term "Only in Detroit" was coined for some of them. But the latest incident is at another level, entirely.

'Goth Target' in Chicago goes viral on TikTok

A Chicago target is getting a lot of attention, but not for what it has on the inside.

96-year-old WWII veteran sings national anthem before baseball game

96-year-old John Plyman served his country in WWII. Before a baseball game in Michigan, he gave it his all while he sang his own rendition of the national anthem. Once done, he saluted and the crowd cheered.