A line of fast-moving storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in the Chicago area and ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports. There were also reports of storm damage.

The judge determined the state's policies are protected by the 10th Amendment, a blow to Trump's efforts to crack down on sanctuary jurisdictions.

Philadelphia is facing a massive transit deficit caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic aid.

Chicago residents are cleaning up after strong storms with hard rains caused flash flooding Friday, especially on the South Side.

A federal judge in Illinois dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit Friday that sought to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation between federal immigration agents and local police.

A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago sanctuary policies that ban assisting in immigration-related matters.

Exactly one year ago, a Chicago journalist was killed when she was struck by a train in Hegewisch. On the somber anniversary, her family says not enough has changed in the past twelve months.

We asked readers to tell us the best performance they’ve seen at a Chicago street festival. Here’s what they said, lightly edited for clarity: “Taste of Lincoln Avenue, maybe 10 years ago. I thought it was a Blue Oyster Cult cover band. It wasn’t. It was BOC! They were amazing.” — Laurence P. Birch

Caitlin Clark is out but her Indiana Fever play Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky today. Here's when and where to watch, stream the WNBA game.

A man is dead and a teen is injured after a Chicago shooting in West Lawn late Wednesday night. Police say three people are in custody.

A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows most major crime categories in Chicago are down below pre-pandemic levels, including homicides and sexual assaults.