The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

This might not have made national news, but if you live in the Chicago area, you might have heard about a garbage truck explosion over the weekend. Or, if you actually lived in or were visiting the suburb of Arlington Heights, where the explosion occurred, you might actually have heard…

A playful exchange at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo involving a Cubs pitcher and the ambassador.

“I’ve got the 303 but I don’t know how to work it - it’s making all these crazy sounds!”

NFC North watch: Vikings roll, Bears mauled in Week 14 after the Lions beat the Packers to kick off the NFL weekend

Cara Darmody’s father said she felt like Cinderella for the night at an event in Chicago.

Nicholas Fuentes is accused of macing Marla Rose who confronted him at his suburban Chicago home last month about a sexist online posting

Far-right influencer allegedly attacked woman outside his house after he tweeted misogynistic statement

Chicago Blackhawks fire coach Luke Richardson due to poor performance, appoint Anders Sorensen as interim coach. Team aims to improve ahead of Winter Classic.

Magician and illusionist Jamie Harrison created the whimsical and heart stopping moments in stage production, which is currently playing in Chicago.

The Flying V die-hard started playing live for a dare. She looks back at first picking up the guitar, keeping going through the heartbreak years, and the enduring success of her “joyous anger anthems”

They hope that, in telling their stories in their own words, writing about those they lost and how that shaped them, they might somehow inspire change in Chicago.