Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of sexually assaulting women in Chicagos suburbs is a flawed and weak man who disgraced his family and country but he is not guilty of robbing and raping his alleged victims, his lawyer argued Wednesday. Rather, CBP officer ...

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, former President George W. Bush is planning to sit down with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday evening for an event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas. The event, titled “A Legacy of Service: America at the 25th Anniversary of ...

The Chicago Bears did not hold a full practice at Halas Hall Wednesday, but the teams first official injury report has been released. The Bears are getting ready to face the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte on Sunday, and while two of their players would have been limited participants in a workout, backup quarterback Tyson Bagent would not have been on ...

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning. It certainly brings back a lot of memories, because this was where we, the FBI, set up our operation on 9/11 to begin the crime scene investigation and evidence in ...

Students at Lincoln-Way East High School walked out of class Wednesday afternoon to protest racism following a football game incident and a disputed allegation involving the schools cross-country program. Carrying signs and cheering, students at the Frankfort school said they wanted to support Homewood-Flossmoor students and push school leaders to ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzkers trip to Texas this week is doing nothing to quell speculation about potential White House ambitions, and GOP nominee Darren Bailey is blasting him for the trip. Both Pritzker and Bailey are in the Lone Star State this week as Republicans gather for a first-of-its-kind midterm Republican National Convention. Bailey says he has ...

Chicago was just ranked the number one city in the world for resiliency to climate change. However, that doesnt mean Chicago is immune to climate change, nor does it mean the city has put the most effort and resources into preventing impacts from climate change. The study was conducted by the company, AlphaGeo, which compared 72 major cities across ...

A dog attack in south suburban Harvey has left a woman who dreamed of becoming a registered nurse with life-threatening injuries. The attack happened July 7, near 160th and Paulina. LuShay Hobby said she was getting out of her car to head into a friend’s home. That’s when she heard something then felt something. “The only thing I heard was their ...

Suburban Frankfort is reeling from another tragedy after a 6-year-old girl was hit and killed by a school bus driver as she was on her way home from school on Tuesday. Students and staff at Grand Prairie Elementary are mourning the death of a classmate now identified as Jenna Menias after she was fatally struck just before 3:30 p.m. on the block where ...

A “legendary retreat” spanning hundreds of acres tucked away in a northwest Chicago suburb has hit the market for $27 million. Known as Bunker Hill Farms, the massive private resort, which historically operated as an “ultra-exclusive, invite-only private retreat” that hosted high-profile guests and celebrities, features 490 acres of transformed ...

Chicago police have found the body of a 26-year-old woman who went missing after the car she was riding in plunged into the Little Calumet River Tuesday. According to authorities, the discovery was made near the 13000 block of South Indiana at approximately 10:48 a.m. Wednesday, more than 24 hours after the woman had been reported missing. According ...

Residents were asked to avoid parts of suburban Des Plaines amid a police investigation. According to an alert issued by authorities, Des Plaines police are investigating an incident that occurred on Touhy Avenue between Des Plaines River Road and Scott Street Wednesday afternoon. While there were no details on the nature of the incident, that ...

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology’s potential to elude human control. Jacob Coxon, who said he spent three years doing research at ...

Flights arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport were grounded on Wednesday afternoon because of a fire alarm, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Air traffic controllers evacuated the airport’s north tower because of a fire alarm, according to LiveATC.com, a live feed of ATC’s communications. The ground stop was issued at ...

A school district in northwest Indiana banned students from using metal drink containers because of the potential that they could be used as weapons, administrators announced on Wednesday. School City of Hammond, that includes 16 schools, said the metal bottles and cups that are “very popular among students” are banned from all school properties ...

A massive clash between Eastern Conference rivals will be completely packed on Wednesday, as a match between the Chicago Fire and Inter Miami has sold out. The game at Chicagos Soldier Field will pit a pair of soccer legends against one another, as Lionel Messi and Miami will look to keep their momentum going as they take on Robert Lewandowski and the ...

A bird migration alert has been issued by Chicago officials, with millions of birds expected to fly through the area in coming days. According to Chicago Animal Care and Control, nearly 300 million birds are expected to take flight over the United States on Wednesday night as they head south for the winter months, with many of those birds flying over ...

A dog supplement sold on Amazon and Chewy has been recalled over a risk of salmonella contamination. Fi recalled multiple supplements, including its calming supplement, after an ingredient supplied to its manufacturer may have contaminated the products with salmonella. According to the recall alert, the manufacturer has suspended production while it ...

Newly crowned NBA champion Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks will host Saturday Night Live when the new season begins later this month, with future guests including Inde Navarrette, Gracie Abrams and Katseye. Brunson, who helped the Knicks become champions this summer for the first time in 53 years, makes his hosting debut Sept. 26 with pop girl group ...

Health officials in Kane County say a second individual has been diagnosed with the measles in connection to a case previously reported last month. According to officials, the vaccinated individual is a contact of the first case, which was reported to health officials in late August. While the MMR vaccine provides strong protection against measles, ...

More than a dozen US airports are now allowing some people without tickets to pass through security and enter airplane gate areas, reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the 9/11 attacks. The Transportation Security Administration announced the changes, which apply to eligible TSA PreCheck members, Wednesday. According to the agency’s ...

Avec, one of Chicago’s most popular restaurants, will officially open its highly anticipated location in the north suburbs in October. Avec first announced it was coming to Highwood in September of 2025, with parent company One Off Hospitality building out the restaurant in a former boxing gym. According to a Sept. 3, 2026 news release, the new ...

A school district in the south suburbs has released a statement after a 6-year-old student was killed in a collision involving a school bus Tuesday afternoon, with school leaders calling the incident “tragic” and “unimaginable.” “Tragically, the bus accident that occurred yesterday has resulted in the passing of one of our Grand Prairie ...

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines flight attendant Betty Ann Ong was the first person to sound the alarm about the tragedy that was about to unfold. The San Francisco native was based at Logan International Airport in Massachusetts and was aboard Flight 11 bound for Los Angeles with 92 people on board when hijackers took over the ...

A second allegation of potentially racist behavior from suburban high school students and staff during an athletic event has surfaced, just after a group of students from the same school were recorded making racist gestures and slurs during a football game over Labor Day weekend. Now, officials are weighing the possibility of legal action. What ...