The cicadas are coming! The 2024 double brood emergence will bring billions of cicadas to northern Illinois. But what do you actually know about these cyclical critters?

April is Autism Awareness Month, and Autism Speaks, Upper Midwest is hosting a casino night this weekend in Chicago.

There was a heavy police presence at Yorktown mall Tuesday morning in the west suburbs for a report of a suspicious person, Lombard village officials said.

Thousands of families will receive help thanks to the Diverse Learners Recovery Fund for students with disabilities.

Just months after announcing a merger, Dom's Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot closed locations in Chicago, Texas and Washington, D.C., according to a post on Dom's website.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a 17-year-old boy was killed and a 15-year-old boy wounded during a teen takeover in the South Loop last month.

CTA train service on the Blue Line is resuming with residual delays Tuesday morning.

He plans to spoil his four grandkids with a trip to Disney World!

CTA train service on the Blue Line is resuming with residual delays Tuesday morning.

Chicago police have officially declared Officer Luis Huesca died in the line of duty when he was fatally shot in Gage Park over the weekend. He would have turned 31 today.

One person was killed in a crash on I-55 involving an SUV and a motorcycle Tuesday morning, Illinois State Police said.

Chicago police issued an alert after someone attempted to sexually assault two women Monday night in Lakeview, with nearby residents helping to thwart the suspect.

This past winter all five Great Lakes saw little to no ice. It's a sign that the world's largest freshwater system is not immune to climate change.

The family of a Chicago man who has been missing since April 9th are desperately searching for him.

Chicago police are warning people in a South Side neighborhood about an arsonist they say is responsible for at least five fires.

JJ McCarthy, who hails from La Grange Park, Ill., is expected to be chosen in the first 10 picks of Thursday' NFL Draft.

The man charged in a crash that killed a DeKalb sheriff's deputy last month pleaded not guilty Monday, DeKalb County officials said.

A jury found Sandra Kolalou guilty of the murder and dismemberment of her landlord Frances Walker in 2022.

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Monday night at sundown, and 2024's Seder resonates differently for many Jews as Hamas continues to hold dozens of hostages from October 7 in Gaza.

A man accused of fatally stabbing an 11-year-old boy on the North Side entered a not guilty plea on Monday.