WATCH: City officials dye Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day
The Chicago River is green after all.
Man asked officer for directions after stealing car in Joliet: police
A 35-year-old Chicago man was arrested last week after asking police for directions while allegedly driving a car he’d stolen minutes earlier.
Illinois Facebook users could get $345 each in photo-tagging lawsuit after judge approves $650M settlement
Illinois Facebook users may be entitled to at least $345 each after a federal judge approved a $650 million settlement in a lawsuit over Facebook's photo-tagging technology dating back to 2015.
Illinois Tollways go cash-free — permanently
Tollway drivers can say goodbye to loose change and cash.
CDC: 55 COVID-19 cases identified among 81 fitness class attendees at Chicago exercise facility
The CDC said 55 COVID-19 cases were identified among 81 attendees of indoor high-intensity classes at a Chicago exercise facility in August and September.
Illinois lawmakers want to ban 'Grand Theft Auto' amid spike in carjackings
Legislation has been drafted to amend a 2012 law preventing some games, including GTA, from being sold to children in Illinois.
Illinois Republican Kinzinger receives letter from family members disowning him over Trump opposition
Rep. Adam Kinzinger received a hand-written letter from 11 family members disowning him over his opposition of former President Donald Trump, Fox News has confirmed.
2 killed after car plunges roughly 50 feet from Stevenson Expressway, officials say
Four people in their 20s were hurt, two of them fatally, after their car plummeted more than 40 feet from the Stevenson Expressway early Friday near Ashland Avenue.
Chicago begins return to classrooms after bitter union fight
Chicago parents Willie and Brittany Preston have spent nearly a year wrestling with online school schedules for their six children, often with everyone hovered over devices around the dining room table.
Customs seizes nearly $100K in erectile dysfunction pills from traveler at O’Hare
A traveler tried to illegally pass through customs at O’Hare International Airport with 3,200 erectile dysfunction tablets he said were for his friends.
Roselle woman poured boiling water on sleeping boyfriend: prosecutors
A 22-year-old woman allegedly poured boiling water on her boyfriend while he slept at their Roselle apartment, causing burns that required skin graft surgery.
Illinois couple fighting coronavirus treated to 'dinner date' by hospital staff: 'Always inseparable'
An "inseparable" elderly couple was treated to a special date night in an Illinois hospital, after both being admitted for COVID-19.
Argument over pot quality led to fatal shooting in Harvey: prosecutor
A 20-year-old man allegedly shot and killed another man during an argument over the quality of the weed he was trying to sell during a deal in south suburban Harvey, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
California man allegedly lived in airport for months because he was afraid to fly: report
A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months.
Chicago man busted in Capitol riot admits to feds: 'Wow, you're pretty good,' papers show
A Chicago man accused of storming the Capitol last week allegedly told agents who showed up to arrest him: "Wow, you’re pretty good," court papers show.
One man responsible for 3 random murders and other shootings in Chicago, Evanston, police say
A man named Jason Nightengale randomly killed three people in Chicago, wounded several others, shot a woman at an IHOP in Evanston, and got into a shootout with police before he was shot and killed Saturday night, police said.
New congresswoman: 'Hitler was right on one thing'
Freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois drew swift criticism from fellow Republicans Wednesday for quoting Adolf Hitler in a speech a day earlier outside the U.S. Capitol.
Growing calls to boycott some Chicago businesses following US Capitol riot
Henry Chang owns at least three Chicago restaurants where staff are now receiving death threats after Chang posted a picture with a Washington, D.C. boarding pass saying, "Get wild fight for Trump."
Healthy 18-year-old Illinois girl dies of COVID-19: 'You need to take it seriously'
A suburban high school senior, with no underlying health conditions, lost her life to COVID-19 after just three days in the hospital.
More charges filed against couple that allegedly kept girls as slaves in Aurora
The couple allegedly forced both girls — who were about 10 and 15 years old when they were smuggled into the U.S. — to provide labor and services for their own private gain, prosecutors said.