Aurora woman dies after being hit by pickup truck while walking across road
Maria Herrera was hit by a pickup truck in Aurora in the evening on Oct. 3 and died of her injuries the next day, police said ...
Mayor Johnson drops ShotSpotter veto plan, political brawl over police tool continues
Johnson promised to veto the ordinance aimed at continuing the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, but failed to make the ...
O’Neill Burke focuses on experience, Fioretti on migrant crime as they vie for Cook County state’s attorney
Fioretti is pledging to focus on cracking down on crimes committed by migrants and to ask lawmakers in Springfield to tweak ...
Tracking map: Here’s where Hurricane Milton is forecast to hit Florida
Regardless of where the storm hits directly, much of the central portion of Florida is at risk of flash flooding, destructive ...
Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual
With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with ...
CPS, teachers union set sights on special property tax districts to plug schools’ budget hole with different visions
Both CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and CTU leadership called this week to use property tax dollars collected to spur economic ...
Down to Business: ‘BRAT KNG’ Kreger knows his way around a sausage, and his sales prove it
Why did you open the brat and sausage haus? “The city said I could have a business here. I talked with my sister Sue (Kreger) ...
Porter County commissioners hire new medical officer for health department
The Porter County Health Department is welcoming Dr. Rodney Guimont as its new, full-time health officer after receiving ...
No motive given in fast-food restaurant double homicide on Southwest Side
A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered a fast-food worker held in custody days after surveillance video captured him ...
Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins, life’s building blocks
Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to predict and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life — ...
3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears in England, including Jaquan Brisker’s status and offensive line depth
When the Chicago Bears announced that strong safety Jaquan Brisker didn’t travel with the team to London, a slight ...
Arthouse restaurant to open in downtown Aurora
The phrase that best fits the new Arthouse restaurant, soon to open in the Aurora Arts Center suite location previously ...