Chicagoans enjoy unseasonably warm December day in Chicago

EAST CHICAGO, Indiana - No one was hurt in a slag pit explosion in northwestern Indiana that created clouds of smoke visible from East Chicago and Whiting. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that the blast at Lafarge North America in East Chicago Sunday afternoon was at a contractor's facility at a mill that turns slag into cement.

CHICAGO - A longtime Chicago food pantry has a new name and an expanded mission to help more people. The Lakeview Pantry is now Nourishing Hope. On Friday, the newly branded Nourishing Hope team celebrated the opening of its headquarters on West Hubbard near Ashland. While they’ll still have a...

ST. CHARLES, Illinois - A fire damaged the vacant Pheasant Run resort in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles on Saturday. There were no reports of any injuries. The city of St. Charles said: "Several police and fire personnel are on site. Please avoid the area and take an alternate route."

CHICAGO - Chicago police said they are searching for a missing girl named Rhianna Mackey, who may be with her noncustodial parent. Mackey, 14, was last seen outside her home on South Keeler in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on May 7. Mackey may be with her mother, Jennifer Mackey, who...

WILMETTE, Illinois - The body of a man was found in Lake Michigan off Wilmette on Sunday. The body was found by a boater about a mile offshore. Wilmette firefighters worked with the Coast Guard to bring the body in. Police said the man's body appeared to have been in...

CHICAGO - Chicago residents can start voting early in the Illinois primary election starting this Thursday, May 26. The Chicago Board of Elections "Supersite" at Lake and Clark will open on 9 a.m. on Thursday. The "Supersite" will be open:. Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to...

CHICAGO - It's the end of an era at Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church, as the iconic-longtime pastor, Father Tom Hurley, will lead his final mass this Sunday. But Friday, FOX 32 learned exclusively that for his next move — a leadership post at his alma mater, Marist High School — he's going to be resurrecting one of his soon-to-be-former church's most famous traditions: a summer music festival.

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is rolling the dice that she can get the proposed casino approved by the Chicago City Council this week, despite strong opposition from downtown aldermen. The council's casino committee may approve the $1.7 billion Bally's casino plan on Monday, setting up the possibility of...

CHICAGO - Just call it divine intervention. A bid to demolish a historical church in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood has been halted. Epworth United Methodist Church on North Kenmore Avenue was recently sold. The 130-year-old campus was slated for redevelopment and the owners had applied for a demolition permit. Alderman...

CHICAGO - Three men were found shot in a garage on Chicago's West Side Sunday morning. The incident occurred in the 4700 block of West Maypole. According to police, officers responded to the location at about 1:30 a.m., and found three men in a garage, who were all shot. A...

RACINE, Wis. - Terry Jackson, the man accused of shooting and killing 30-year-old Brittany Booker of Racine, was arrested in Chicago on Sunday, May 22. Authorities found her body on Sunday, April 24. The arrest comes following an operation conducted by members of the United States Marshals Service Great Lakes...

CHICAGO - The two-week-long Law Enforcement Torch Run is underway. The journey of the "Flame of Hope" to Orlando for the Special Olympics USA Games started Friday morning at Soldier Field in Chicago. Special Olympian Aaron Drescher lit the torch from the "Eternal Flame" — which honors Eunice Kennedy Shriver,...

CHICAGO - A birthday party was held on Saturday for a little Chicago girl who survived a mass shooting. Terriana Smith was just one month old when she and six other people were shot at the corner of 65th and Halsted in Englewood last July. A bullet hit Terriana in the head and she nearly died. But today, a scar is the only reminder of that trauma.

CHICAGO - The heat sticks around for one more day before a shot of cooler air takes hold into at least the middle of next week. Highs soar into the mid/upper 80s especially from the city south and east today before a cold front arrives and knocks temps down. Gusty...

CHICAGO - A Chicago man helped police rescue a missing woman in the city's Pullman neighborhood on Saturday. Antoine Dobine was out walking along 119th and Eggleston when he heard screams coming from a home. "As I get closer: 'Help!' Bam, bam bam! I said, 'Who is that?' 'Help!' That's...

CHICAGO - At least eight people have been shot across Chicago since Friday evening, including a man wounded by a security guard during a shootout at Millennium Park. The 22-year-old was trying to enter the park about 7:20 p.m. in the first block of East Monroe Street but refused to undergo a check by a metal-detecting wand at an entry point, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO - Expect cooler temperatures Saturday as a cold front slides through the area. Daytime highs will only reach the low 60s, and lots of clouds are in the forecast for most of the day. Light rainfall will push out this morning, and then more showers are expected this afternoon....

CHICAGO - Chicago police are looking for missing girl Zaniyah Moore, 14, who has not been seen for weeks. Moore was last seen on May 8 on South Whipple in the Garfield Park neighborhood. Chicago police said she hangs out near Lake Street and Central Park Avenue. She might also...

CHICAGO - Three people were shot in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood on Saturday. Chicago police said the shooting happened on South Essex near East 78th Street at 4:30 p.m. A man, 46, was grazed in the leg. A man, 36, was shot in the buttocks. The third victim, a man, 46, was shot in the upper right leg.

CHICAGO - Chicago mayoral candidate and businessman Willie Wilson is planning another million-dollar giveaway. Wilson says he will donate the funds through partnerships with senior buildings and area grocery stores. Patrons will be given gift cards and coupons at select grocery stores. The giveaway will also include gas stations, but...