Hoffman Estates hospital treating Chicago woman who has coronavirus

Officials said a 60-year-old woman from Chicago who came in through O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 13 was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Soldier from Aurora killed in Afghanistan

A soldier from Aurora, Miguel Villalon, has been killed in Afghanistan.

Pot shortages force closings of Illinois dispensaries

Several Illinois recreational marijuana dispensaries were closed Monday, with some owners saying strong demand has caused a shortage in supplies and staff exhaustion.

Legal weed sales in Illinois total nearly $11-million in just 5 days

Dispensaries across the state have rendered 271,169 transactions since cannabis was legalized on January 1, 2020 – totaling exactly $10,830,667.91 in sales.

Chicago-area U.S. soldier killed in attack at Kenya military base

Two other Americans, both contractors with the U.S. Department of Defense, were also killed Sunday by al-Shabab extremists at Manda Bay Airfield.

2 babies dead after woman leaves 1 in bathtub, jumps from South Shore apartment with other: police

Two toddlers died early Thursday after a woman allegedly stabbed her grandfather, tossed one child out a window and then jumped from an 11th-floor South Shore apartment — leaving the other child scalded in a bathtub, Chicago police said.

Greg Zanis retiring from making crosses for victims of tragedy

Greg Zanis has memorialized Chicago shooting victims. He's also crisscrossed the country by pick-up delivering over 27,000 crosses to victims of mass shootings, tornadoes and wildfires.

13 people shot at house party in Chicago; 4 critical

Chicago police say 13 people were shot at a house party on the city's South Side and four are critically injured

Baby stolen from Chicago hospital in 1964 is found living in Michigan, report says

A baby named Paul Fronczak who famously was kidnapped one day after he was born at a Chicago hospital in 1964 reportedly has been found living in rural Michigan under another identity.