Dan Lipinski pushing for more trains

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) is stepping up his efforts to get expanded service for Metra riders on the Heritage Corridor Line. Read More

Postal workers protest plan to end Saturday mail delivery

Several hundred postal workers gathered for a rally downtown on Sunday afternoon to protest a proposal to eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Read More

2 dead, 12 wounded in weekend violence

Two men are dead and at least another twelve were wounded from acts of violence this weekend in areas throughout the city, from the South and Southwest side to Humboldt Park to Rogers Park. Read More

Alleged killer's mom: 'I didn't raise him like that'

When Patricia Howard realized she was standing next to the cousin of the taxi driver her son is accused of fatally shooting, she looked him in the eye and repeatedly told him she was sorry. Read More

Half inch of snow expected in Chicago, other parts of state see up to 1 foot

The Chicago area and the collar counties may see up to a half inch of snow throughout the day Monday, but the brunt of the early-Spring snow will hit hardest in Central and Southern parts of Illinois, Read More

1 dead, 10 wounded in weekend gun violence

One man is dead and at least another ten were wounded from acts of gun violence this weekend in areas throughout the city, from the South and Southwest side to Humboldt Park to Rogers Park. Read More

17-year-old boy killed in Calumet City shooting

A 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in south suburban Calumet City Saturday night. Read More

Teen boy shot on South Side

A teenage boy was shot Sunday afternoon in the South Side McKinley Park neighborhood. Read More

Fourth man charged with fatal October shooting of 73-year-old man

A fourth man has been charged with the murder of a 73-year-old man who was shot dead as he sat outside on a neighbor’s porch on the South Side last October. Read More

$250K bond for motorist charged in fatal hit-and-run on SW Side

Bond was set at $250,000 Sunday for a motorist charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a 58-year-old woman walking in the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood Thursday night Read More