Chicago has a lot of taco spots. But for every excellent taqueria, there are three mediocre ones your coworker keeps ...

If you had a question, needed a photo, or just wanted to chat about railroading in South Dakota, there was only one person to ...

I was driving my family to the C2E2 comic expo at McCormick Place last Sunday morning. Our route took us down one of ...

A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any ...

A Better Chicago’s 2025 State of Our Youth report has identified mental health struggles, community violence, and chronic ...

A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades.

A portion of Hermosa Beach’s greenbelt and a South Park playground will be named in honor of advocates who worked for years for better accessibility for those with disabilities across the city ...

A man accused of committing five rapes in Chicago from 2022 to 2025 was arrested on April 4 and charged with 18 crimes, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). CPD Superintendent Larry ...

Chicago remains the homicide capital of America — 13 years straight. According to an analysis by Wirepoints, 573 homicides were committed in Chicago during 2024 at the rate of 21.5 homicides per ...

Her parents, who came to Chicago from Puerto Rico and settled in Hermosa — where Pelayo and her family still reside — “couldn’t read English well, so they recounted fairy tales and ...

A chaotic scene unfolded Monday afternoon in Chicago's busy River North neighborhood when a "wanted" man armed with a knife ran down city streets and into a hotel lobby as police chased him ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...