The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

It’s that time for year for topwater fishing on lakes and rivers (at the least ones not too high) and that leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Leaders of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Tuesday said they have been unable to identify any victim in their investigation of claims that at least one officer engaged in a sexual relationship with a migrant being housed at a West Side police facility, but said another allegation has…

After a rocky Summer League, Chicago Bulls guard Dalen Terry received an above-average grade.

On the other side, Senate Republican Leader John Curran said the ruling warrants a special session to address key concerns before cash bail is eliminated in September.

Andrea Kersten said “an unprecedented amount of media attention and public scrutiny” prompted her to take the unusual step of briefing the media on the investigation.

The player, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, alleged Tuesday in the Cook County Court that Fitzgerald, Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the board of trustees and athletic director Derrick Gragg enabled and concealed sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.

DJ and producer whose ‘ghetto house’ sound became widely celebrated had suffered numerous health issues in recent years

A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job

The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.

As of last week, more than 770 people were staying in police stations in Chicago and three dozen were at O’Hare Airport, waiting for a spot in shelters already housing more than 5,260 people.

Following in the footsteps of fellow Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen, who won on his NASCAR debut in the Chicago street race earlier this month, Kostecki will join the NASCAR field on the Indianapolis road course on 13 August.