O'Hare, Midway expect increases over last year for Memorial Day travel

This Friday is projected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend at O'Hare International Airport, with some 269,000 passengers expected, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times. Read More

1 injured from extra-alarm blaze at abdandoned West Side building

One person was taken to a hospital Thursday morning from a fire at an abandoned apartment building in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. Read More

Female gravely injured in Skyway crash

A female was gravely injured after two cars collided on the Chicago Skyway early Thursday on the Southeast Side. Read More

Census: Chicago slowest growing major city in the country

Chicago gained nearly 10,000 people from July 2011 to July 2012, but was the slowest-growing major city in the country according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday. Read More

Teachers union vows to change political landscape after schools vote

The historic vote on Wednesday to shutter 50 schools has served as a rallying point for the Chicago Teachers Union as its president vows to field a challenger against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2015 re Read More

What's next after Wednesday's school board vote

Now one of the jobs ahead is to keep the kids safe going to their new schools. Read More

School Board votes to close 50 schools in Chicago

Mayor Emanuel's school board has voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program. Read More

Quinn unhappy with Senate vote to reverse 'smart grid' legislation

The Illinois Senate voted to override Governor Pat Quinn's veto on a Senate Bill to reverse smart grid legislation on Wednesday. Read More

City Vehicle Stickers are now on sale

Wednesday kicks off the season for Chicago City Vehicle Sticker sales Read More

Karen Lewis: Mayoral control is out of control

Mayor Emanuel's school board began an all-day meeting late this morning to take public input and then vote on about 50 school closings. Read More