Alderman Matt O'Shea says he was blindsided by cuts he calls drastic and unsafe in his ward's school communities. "That's ...

Chicago schoolchildren will see significantly fewer crossing guards on their way to class this fall, prompting concerns from ...

State lawmakers boosted benefits for Chicago police and firefighters in the final days of the legislative session. Gov. J.B.

Chicago’s mental health crisis teams were meant to replace police with clinicians. Bureaucratic dysfunction and fading ...

A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows most major crime categories in Chicago are down below pre-pandemic ...

LIVE UPDATES: 9 p.m. Residents in the West Lawn neighborhood want answers as to why so many people experienced flooding ...

Roadways across parts of the Chicago area were flooded Friday afternoon as slow-moving storms dumped heavy rain on the region, leading to dangerous situations for many drivers. Multiple lanes on ...

Police in suburban Elmhurst issued a community alert due to an "ongoing public safety situation" and asked some residents to ...