Chicago Metro News

A Kenosha mother whose 3-year-old son died after accidentally shooting himself has been sentenced to 18 months probation.

Aug 7, 2008 11:02 pm US/Eastern CHICAGO The CBS station WBBM-TV in Chicago Investigators have been tracking cases of people who are injured when metal road reflectors come loose and fly into cars.

Severe thunderstorms plowed across the Midwest during the night, ripping roofs from buildings, chasing people to shelter and blacking out thousands of homes and businesses.

Lawmakers left Tuesday's congressional field hearing on Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railroad even more convinced that the government's process for approving railroad transactions needs to ...

A day and a half after a powerful thunderstorm brought three tornadoes to the Chicago area, many homes and businesses remain without electricity.

The new Muslim outreach coordinator to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama has resigned amid questions about his involvement in an Islamic investment fund and various Islamic groups.

A former Gary police officer is scheduled to plead guilty today to obstructing a federal civil rights investigation into police brutality complaints.

An 18th century joke word that combined the word "gaze" with the Latin suffix "ebo" - which means "I shall" - is what we today know as the word gazebo.

Cindy Bischof tried to prevent her ex-boyfriend from coming near her ever again.

Indiana authorities say they plan to resume their search for the body of a 13-year-old Chicago boy who presumably drowned while swimming with family and friends at a Lake Michigan beach where no lifeguards were ...

"Will race be an issue in this campaign?" Hearing the cable talk-show host solemnly pose the question, I could not suppress a belly laugh.

A Chicago man was arrested last week for impersonating a police officer and on theft charges for stealing gas from 10 different service stations in at least four towns, Lincolnshire police said Friday.

Art rock sensations Radiohead played a gem-like performance on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, headlining the first night of the three-day Lollapalooza music festival.

CHICAGO. August 2. KAZINFORM. Suburban Chicago police say a man allegedly posed as a police officer to fill his Jaguar with free gas at least 10 times.

Police were investigating a possible link between the February killings at a Lane Bryant store in suburban Chicago and a shooting on the city's South Side in April, officials said Friday.

A motorist admitted Wednesday he was under the influence of alcohol last summer when he fled after a fatal crash in West Chicago.

The Illinois State Board of Education has upheld the firing of a suburban Chicago art teacher who taught veganism and animal rights to students and told them not to tell their parents.

Operation Schedueld Departure Begins August 5 WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is inviting people who have ignored orders to leave the country to surrender at immigration offices and leave voluntarily, an ...

MORTON GROVE, Ill. - The village of Morton Grove has voted 5-1 to repeal its ban on the possession of handguns.

A former Chicago man who drove a stolen rental truck into a car while trying to flee police was convicted today of murdering a 16-year-old boy killed in the crash.