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July 19, 2019

Chicago alligator reportedly moving to Florida: 'Chance the Snapper' will 'be living in luxury'

The notorious alligator of the Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago has officially been captured — and is reportedly moving to Florida. 

July 19, 2019

Family of Chicago infant cut from mother's womb billed $300G for his - and suspected killer's - care by hospital: report

The family of a Chicago infant who died last month after being cut from his mother’s womb was billed over $300,000 for his - and his suspected killer’s - care in addition to being misidentified by the hospital using the suspect's surname, reports say.

July 19, 2019

Boy injured when two rides collide at Chicago-area carnival

A boy was reportedly injured at a Chicago area carnival Thursday when debris from two colliding rides hit him.

July 18, 2019

Cash-strapped Illinois counties using collection agency to badger drivers over unpaid traffic tickets

Current and former Illinois residents are complaining that local counties have resorted to hiring a collection agency to harass them over unpaid parking and traffic tickets from as far back as the 1980s.

July 17, 2019

Jesse Jackson urges Trump to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

The Rev. Jesse Jackson sent a personal appeal to President Trump last Friday, asking him to pardon the imprisoned former governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich.

July 17, 2019

Illinois woman receives stranger's postcard from Hong Kong 26 years later

A Springfield, Illinois woman received stranger’s postcard from Hong Kong last week, decades after it was sent.

July 10, 2019

Mom caught cruising with 2 kids riding in an inflatable pool on top of her car

Said they were holding it in place.

July 10, 2019

Chicago police spot nearly 5-foot-long alligator swimming in lagoon in popular park

A nearly 5-foot long alligator was found living in a lagoon in one of Chicago’s most popular parks Tuesday night and officials are not saying how the creature could’ve made its way there. 

July 9, 2019

Woman's stolen wallet discovered in vent with 14 others at old Illinois high school 75 years later

A woman in Missouri has been reunited with her stolen wallet 75 years after it went missing after it was discovered along with 14 others during a renovation at her old high school in a neighboring state.

July 5, 2019

Navy Pier 'chaos' after Chicago fireworks show leaves 3 stabbed, 14 trampled: reports

At least three people were stabbed and more than a dozen injured in a subsequent stampede after panic broke out at Chicago’s Navy Pier on Thursday following a Fourth of July fireworks show, police said.