90-year-olds find love taking out trash at Chicago-area senior living community

Neither of them had given any thought to the possibility of dating again after losing their spouses of 60+ years. Then they met in the trash room on their floor. A couple of months later, they started dating.

Chicago passes Gaza ceasefire resolution, sparking concerns of increased anti-Semitism

Just hours after a divided Chicago City Council passed a symbolic ceasefire resolution between Israel and Hamas, there was growing concern that the political action could lead to an upswing in anti-Semitism.

Will Trump be on the Illinois ballot in 2024? Election board decides

Illinois' election board on Tuesday kept Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency.

Wedding at the Chicago Rat Hole goes viral

The Chicago Rat Hole in Roscoe Village has been making its rounds on social media as rodent fans visit and pay tribute. 

Heather Mack sentenced in Bali 'suitcase murder'

Heather Mack, who was convicted of helping kill her mother during a luxury vacation at a Bali resort nearly a decade ago, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison.

'I didn't hear anybody': Harvey tenants trapped in boarded-up apartments

Tenants at a Harvey apartment building had the unthinkable happen -- their doors and windows were boarded shut and some became trapped inside.

Woman waits four hours to try McDonald's spinoff CosMc's, delivers verdict

The reviews are in: McDonald's spinoff CosMc's is officially open for business with customers enduring hours-long wait times to get their hands on a custom beverage and snack.

Father of suspected Highland Park gunman pleads guilty to to misdemeanors linked to son's gun license

The father of the man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license.

Cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1 million after can 'exploded into a fireball'

A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was injured in 2017 when a can of cooking spray ignited in a commercial kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.

Illinois landlord pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son

A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury.

SkyFox pilot injured after seagull shatters chopper windshield

SkyFox's pilot made a heroic emergency landing after being struck in the face by a seagull Wednesday morning.