Bystander helped pull woman from fiery crash that left 2 kids dead in west suburb

A bystander who helped pull a woman from a fiery crash between a train and a car in a western suburb that killed 2 kids recounted the tragedy unfolding. Rose Schmidt reports.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas highlights expanded exemptions and benefits available to veterans and their surviving spouses

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas highlights expanded exemptions and benefits available to veterans and their surviving spouses. This Veterans Day, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is reminding veterans and their families about expanded Illinois property tax exemptions that provide financial relief in recognition of their service. Recent changes to the...

Fried Chicken Comes Out In Family-Style Platters At This Old Illinois Inn Off Route 66

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide in places you would drive right past without a second look. Picture a modest roadside building, a gravel-and-asphalt lot, and then a plate of golden fried chicken that makes you forget every fast food stop you ever made. Add warm biscuits, sweet...

Hundreds of Students Walk Out After High School Football Coach Fired, Season Abruptly Ends

What was supposed to be another opportunity for a successful high school football program to compete for a championship has instead turned into a controversy involving a popular head coach, frustrated parents and hundreds of students demanding answers. At Morgan Park High School in Chicago, the football season has come to an abrupt end, and […] The post Hundreds of Students Walk Out After High School Football Coach Fired, Season Abruptly Ends appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .

Man arrested 5 times in 8 weeks during Lakeview crime spree (He spent 30 of those days in jail)

A grand jury has returned burglary indictments against a man who, if Chicago police and court records are to be believed, ran a one-man crime wave through Wrigleyville and nearby Lakeview this summer — getting arrested five times in eight weeks, pleading guilty and drawing a 30-day jail sentence along the way, and then, right about the time that sentence would have run out, getting arrested all over again.

Orland Park learns a lesson from land use moratorium

So, what did Orland Park officials learn during the current 14-month land use moratorium. Staff did a lot of homework and analyzed each affected land use category to determine if code changes were needed and recommendations were made for retail mattress businesses, pawn shops/second hand stores, coffee/tea shops, breakfast restaurants, alternative financial service, grocery stores under 50,000 square feet, standalone convenience stores, jewelry stores and personal grooming establishments.

Lurie Children's expands to Chicago suburbs with new $480M hospital in Downers Grove

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has won state approval to build a proposed pediatric hospital and outpatient center in Downers Grove, clearing a major hurdle for a project designed to bring specialized children’s care closer to families in the western suburbs. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the hospital’s Certificate of Need application, according to the hospital's announcement.

Winter Weather Advisory for some Chicago suburbs, NW Indiana overnight

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of Cook and Will counties and Lake County, Indiana, starting at midnight as a round of lake effect snow could possibly fall overnight.

Unpaid bills, millions in medical debts lead suburban hospital to shutter ER

Cook County Hospital Fires Pharmacy Tech Over Vaccine Refusal, Appeal Fails

A federal appeals court has sided with Cook County in the case of a pharmacy technician who was fired from John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital in Chicago after she declined COVID-19 vaccination and was denied a religious exemption. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the judgment against Jetaime Flores on November 6, upholding a December 2025 ruling by a federal judge in Chicago that had already gone against her.

Naperville police flag phone number deactivation scam

The Naperville Police Department is alerting the community to a scam involving Federal Trade Commission impersonators, the department shared in a Facebook post. According to the FTC, scammers are claiming to be officials from their organization, informing callers that their registered phone number is being used to commit scams in another country. The scam callers also threaten to deactivate the person’s phone number if they don’t comply.

Church on Harlem goes back to Harlem

In 1890, when the United States had 42 states and Benjamin Harrison was President, the German Baptist Church was formed (now Forest Park Baptist) after breaking from the First Baptist Church of Chicago. A newspaper clipping from 1904 states, “The work of German Baptists dates back to the early seventies, at which time several members located in Oak Park and Harlem erected a small edifice at the corner of Franklin Street and Marengo Avenue which afterwards sold and was from that time used as a Mission Sunday School.”

Logan Square Senior's Tax Bill Doubles to $27,411, Fears Losing Home in Years

Cook County Assessor's Office — Site of Property Assessment Appeal. Randy Temple has lived in his Logan Square two-flat since 1992, when he paid about $100,000 for it. Now, approaching 80 years old, he says his property tax bill has climbed so high that he figures he can only afford to stay in the home for another two or three years.

$1,000 reward offered for information in fatal drive-by shooting in Logan Square

Santino Delgado, 21, was killed in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the 3400 block of West Diversey Avenue in Logan Square.

Cook County Jury Hits UI Health Doctors With $28M Birth Injury Verdict

University of Illinois Hospital — Reported Hospital of Defendant Doctors. A Cook County jury has awarded $28 million to a Bellwood family after their son suffered severe injuries during childbirth, a verdict that centers on accusations that University of Illinois Hospital doctors ignored repeated warning signs during labor. The mother argued that despite those signals, physicians failed to deliver her son by Cesarean section in time to prevent harm.

Basement fire damages Orland Park home; no injuries reported

A fire tore through the basement of a home in the 8400 block of Camelia Lane in Orland Park on Sunday morning, Nov. 8, 2026. No one was hurt. Everyone inside had gotten out before firefighters arrived, according to the account. Initial reports described a couch on fire in the basement.

IL: BOBCAT BECOMES WILDLIFE CENTER PATIENT

A young female bobcat that was found injured in DuPage County, Illinois is now being rehabilitated for release. ​THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) & © 2026 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., A TIME WARNER COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Unsanitary conditions at south suburban schools have parents, teachers pleading for change

Dirty conditions at a south suburban school district have not yet improved months into the school year, according to parents and teachers who pleaded with the school board on Tuesday night.

Fenwick dashes into state quarters

Guys on the offensive line don’t get a lot of publicity. Right, wrong or otherwise, they do their jobs effectively and by and large are under the radar. But after Fenwick’s 38-13 smashing of Hononegah Saturday in the second round of the IHSA Class 6A playoffs, a lot of guys on the line stood out.

Step Inside This Illinois Toy And Collectibles Shop Where Old Lunchboxes And Action Figures Bring Your Childhood Right Back

“May the toys be with you.” That’s the cheerful sign-off one Illinois collectibles shop uses whenever it thanks a customer for stopping by. I love that line, because it tells you exactly what kind of happy, slightly obsessed place this is. Its shelves hold Star Wars figures, Marvel Legends, Transformers, Funko Pops, model kits, and stacks of comics.