Month: September 2025

article Former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts, right, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after being sentenced to 22 months in prison in 2013. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) CHICAGO…

CHICAGO – The Chicago City Council voted to approve several plans on Thursday, including an Obama Center deal, plans to build a new Chicago Fire stadium, and a plan to allow more…

article U.S. Customs and Border Protection boats head east along the Chicago River towards Lake Michigan on Sept. 25, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) CHICAGO – According to the Chicago…

CHICAGO – A Chicago neighborhood has landed a top spot on a new list of the world’s coolest places to live and visit. What we know: TimeOut has ranked Avondale as the…

CHICAGO – A woman selling tamales on Chicago’s Southwest Side was taken into custody by federal immigration agents Thursday morning, her fiancé told FOX 32. What we know: Laura Murillo, who is…

CHICAGO – Granny flats, the Obama Center, and a new stadium for the Chicago fire are the big ticket items Chicago lawmakers are weighing at Thursday’s city council meeting.  The meeting was…

CAROL STREAM, Ill. – A man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly spray-painting profane graffiti on the Carol Stream Police Station and two nearby businesses on Thursday, according to…

CHICAGO – An Advocate Trinity Hospital patient celebrated her 105th birthday on Wednesday. What we know: Ida Allen, a lifelong South Side resident, celebrated her 105th birthday by eating her favorite meal…

CHICAGO – Community activists have been working for over a decade to protect affordable housing on Chicago’s South Side. Now, a proposed ordinance aimed at safeguarding residents in neighborhoods surrounding the Obama…

Cubs closer Daniel Palencia was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Wednesday and got two outs in the sixth inning of Chicago’s 10-3 win over the New York Mets. In a corresponding…