Owner charged in improper title case after buses found in scrap yard

The owner of a Southwest Side scrap yard where eight stolen yellow schools buses were found Friday has been arrested and charged in a separate case, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s off Read More

Beavers vows to take stand in tax case: 'It should be interesting'

When his trial was delayed before Christmas, Cook County Commissioner William Beavers walked out of Chicago's downtown federal courthouse with the immortal big-guy words, "I'm going to Read More

'Don't let it be your child,' Hadiya's mom says as hearses dramatize cost of violence

Under police escort, more than 20 hearses pulled away from the Harold Washington Cultural Center, causing traffic to stop Sunday afternoon. A driver on 47th Street called out to a passerby, "Whos Read More

Tax issue could cost schools millions

The state’s recent approval of some hospitals as nonprofits means that government agencies — especially schools — are now on the hook to refund taxes to the hospitals going back five years. Read More

Wells Street Bridge re-opens for CTA riders

The rumble of CTA L cars over the Wells Street Bridge resumed Monday morning. Read More

Man shot, killed in Maywood's first homicide of the year

A man was shot and killed in west suburban Maywood Saturday night. Read More

Bolingbrook man accused of sex with teen

A 34-year-old man southwest suburban Bolingbrook man has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Read More

Fight erupts at high school after theft of cannabis

A high school student was arrested Friday after a school fight due to him allegedly stealing cannabis from another student's home. Read More

$25K bond for scrap yard owner charged after theft, scrapping of 8 school buses

Bond was set Sunday at $25,000 for a scrap yard owner charged after the theft of eight yellow school buses overnight Thursday on the Far South Side, then taken to a West Side scrap yard and disassembl Read More

1 dead, 3 rescued from pond at I-88 near Eola Road

An Aurora woman is dead after the vehicle she was driving left I-88 and landed in a retention pond near Eola Road on Aurora’s far northeast side Saturday night. Read More