Bridge work to shut northbound Tri-State from I-88 to I-90 at midnight Saturday

Access to O'Hare Airport from the northbound Tri-State Tollway will be limited­­ — and even completely shut down at some points — from Saturday night into Sunday because of emergency bridge work, Read More

Police: possibly intoxicated man dies after falling on Red Line third rail

A California man died early Friday after he fell off the Addison Red Line train platform and came into contact with the third rail, authorities said. Read More

ComEd customers could get reimbursed for 2011 storm damages

ComEd said Thursday that it will file an appeal to the Illinois Commerce Commission to avoid having to reimburse customers for storm damage from two years ago, according to a report in the Chicago Sun Read More

Boy, 14, arrested after dropping gun on Michigan Avenue

A 14-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after police saw him drop a gun in the River North neighborhood. Read More

Suit: Nonprofit daycare recorded forced fights between kids

Two mothers are suing a West Side nonprofit daycare facility for allegedly making their children fight each other and videotaping the attacks. Read More

Quinn calls special session after Moody credit-rating downgrade

Governor Pat Quinn has called a special legislative session for June 19th. Read More

Madigan warns of scams offering medical alert services

In the wake of calls reporting phone solicitations for medical alert services, Atty. Gen. Madigan is doing some alerting of her own—warning people to be wary of unsolicited calls offering “free” servi Read More

Edgar hesitant to back GOP candidate Rauner, links to Levine

Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar weighed in on the current list of Republican candidates vying for governor in 2014. Read More

Anti-gun groups protest at Biograph Theater

Anti-gun groups gathered at the Biograph Theater where John Dillinger was killed to protest the concealed carry bill now on Governor Pat Quinn's desk. Reporter Bill Cameron talked with one of th Read More

Bill Daley considers run for governor

In an interview with WLS reporter Bill Cameron, former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, brother of the former mayor, sounds very much like a candidate for governor because of the failure of pens Read More