Chicago Neighborhoods

Person struck, killed while riding scooter in Douglas

A person died after being hit by a car while riding a scooter in the Douglas neighborhood Friday, police said.The uniden…

Welcome back Carter! A friendly chat with the controversial ex-CTA president at the joyful Red Line Extension groundbreaking

Plus more scenes from a great day on the Far South Side.…

Archer edits: Ald. Julia Ramirez signs off on reasonable edits to traffic safety plan, says they’re not a win for Archer Guardians NIMBYs like Claudia Zuno

Man charged in attempted first degree murder of 26-year-old woman

A Chicago man has been charged with attempted first degree murder after a 26-year-old woman was stabbed and seriously in…

Lending a hand: Chicago Catholic School students build 3D printed prosthetics for people in need

Students from three Chicago Catholic Schools; Alphonsus Academy in Lake View, St. Ann school in Pilsen and St. Malachy s…

Illinois food banks brace for increased demand as SNAP rules change

CHICAGO (WGN) - In less than two weeks, big changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as…

Buffalo Grove High School staff member critically injured in crash near school grounds

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (WGN) — A Buffalo Grove High School staff member was critically injured in a crash near school groun…

Victims identified in West Garfield Park shooting

The three people who were fatally shot Friday in West Garfield Park have been identified.Kenneth M. Bell Jr., 27; Lavell…

Barbara Flynn Currie, 'trailblazer who opened doors for generations of women' dies

After a vote in the Illinois House on a key part of then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pension relief plan in 2016, Barbara Flynn…

Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled

A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna until a…

PopUp Bagels’ will pop open Friday in Lincoln Park

Known for its “grip, rip and dip” method, PopUp Bagel’s has five bagel flavors consumers can dip in heaping containers o…

Chicago School Board President Candidate: All Options Must be on Table to Fix Finances

Chicago Public Schools parent, school board member and candidate for board president, Jennifer Custer, says she’s ready …

A brief dispatch from the Archer Safe Streets advocates on Round 19 – count ’em – of their competing rallies against the Archer Guardians NIMBYs

Meanwhile, the Grand Avenue traffic safety project foes announce their own Monday 4-6 PM protests. The post A brief disp…

2 teen girls arrested, accused of battering Cook County sheriff's deputies

Two 15-year-old girls were arrested after allegedly battering Cook County sheriff's officers responding to reports of gu…

Austin Chamber of Commerce launches free youth entrepreneur training workshop  

Austin Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures nonprofit are using $30,000 in state funding to ho…

PCC Austin Wellness Wing expands free fitness and community health 

The Wellness Wing at PCC Austin Family Health Center, which opened in March, is offering patients and nearby residents a…

Woman fatally struck by vehicle near United Center

A 43-year-old woman was killed after a vehicle struck her on Sunday night on the Near West Side, police said.Around 9 p.…

3 hospitalized after shooting in New City

Three men were shot in Chicago’s New City neighborhood on Sunday night, according to police.Before 8 p.m. in the 5400 bl…

Chicago Man Gets Over 14 Years In Prison For Carjacking Beverly Family At Gunpoint, Feds Say

Damarri Conner plead guilty to hiding in a Beverly backyard and pulling a gun on a woman and her daughter before assault…

‘At least 10’ high schoolers attacked and robbed a man as he walked home from work in Roscoe Village, alderman says

A 19-year-old man walking home from work at a Roscoe Village pizzeria was surrounded, beaten, and robbed by “at least te…