Quinn signs law letting new Oak Park village president keep his restaurant

Incoming Oak Park Village President Anan Abu-Taleb will get to keep his restaurant and its liquor license after taking the oath of office Tuesday as the near west suburb’s top village official, the Ch Read More

2 Chicago cops hospitalized after squad cars sideswiped

Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized after their squad cars were sideswiped by another vehicle, according to Fire Media Affairs. Read More

River Forest student dead in crash on way home from Indiana University

A college student from west suburban River Forest was killed in a car crash Saturday as he and three friends headed home from Indiana University, and less than an hour later a Valparaiso, Ind., woman Read More

Motorcyclists injured in Chicago Lawn squad car crash

Two people were injured when a motorcycle crashed into a Chicago Police squad car early Sunday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Read More

3 shot in weekend violence

Three people have been shot on the South and West sides of Chicago this weekend. Read More

Karen Lewis speaks out on school closings

Friday afternoon, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is attacking Mayor Rahm Emanuel for moving so quickly to close 54 schools. Read More

Cops: Woman arrested for DUI was celebrating end of previous DUI

A west suburban woman arrested for driving under the influence early Friday in Riverside -- whose blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when tested at the police station -- told police Read More

Public defender for Alsip man accused of killing Indiana woman

An Alsip man charged with murder, robbery and criminal confinement in the March 28 homicide of a St. John, Ind., woman appeared in court Friday with no attorney. Read More

Two killed in South Shore crash

Two drivers are dead after a motorcycle crashed into a vehicle in the South Shore neighborhood late Friday. Read More

Man found dead after fall from West Side building

A man who either jumped or fell from the building he lived in on the Near West Side was found dead early Saturday, authorities said. Read More