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Heights Crematory agrees to permanent shutdown after body mishandling accusations

Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.

Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel considering run for president, Crain's reports

In an interview with Crain's Chicago Business, Emanuel said he's looking at the Democratic field for 2028 and what he could contribute.

South Shore Line fares increasing July 1

It will cost you more to ride the South Shore Line from Indiana into Chicago starting on July 1.

Still no answers 1 year since Chicago woman Taylor Casey disappeared in Bahamas

Casey was in the middle of a month-long yoga retreat near Paradise Island when she stopped showing up for classes. She was last seen on June 19, 2024.

Man, 69, found fatally shot inside South Side residence, police say

A family member found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head, according to police.

Pedestrian critical after being hit by car on Eisenhower Expressway

A number of vehicles were damaged in the crash.

Chicago City Council approves plan for major security upgrade at Wrigley Field

Security experts said the anchored-down cylinders planned for outside Wrigley Field are used at public event spaces across the country to prevent vehicular attacks.

Evergreen Park mayor has warning after harrowing battle with West Nile virus

Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.

Chicago COVID-19 testing lab owner gets 7 years in prison for fraud scheme

Zishan Alvi, 46, of Inverness, Illinois, pleaded guilty last fall to one count of wire fraud in the COVID-19 testing scheme.

Air conditioning at Weiss Memorial Hospital could take weeks to fix

Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners​ forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.

Chicago ICE director defends immigration actions after touring facility with House speaker

The head of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Chicago field office sat down with CBS News Chicago to defend his agency's deportation mission in the city.

Lake Bluff, Illinois lifts boil water order

A glitch in Lake Bluff's water system operating software caused a loss of pressure system-wide on Wednesday.

Illinois members of Congress say they were denied access to an ICE facility for second day

This comes one day after Reps. Jonathan Jackson and Raja Krishnamoorthi were also turned away from an immigration facility in Chicago's South Loop.

Mayor Johnson pledges to veto "snap curfew" ordinance approved by City Council

Supporters of the measure would need 34 votes to override the mayor's promised veto. The ordinance passed by a 27-22 vote.