Chances are if you drive down Halsted Street in Pilsen, you won’t even notice the building. It’s a two-story gray home with no visible signage indicating it’s a buzzy new cocktail bar. But like most buildings, this one also has a story to tell. What we know is the building at 1700 S. Halsted St. was built before the Great Chicago Fire. A ...

Whether you call them gym shoes or sneakers, theyre a big deal in some neighborhoods. That’s why Chicago nonprofit Hearts with Soles is shining a light on the often-overlooked issue of sneaker-related bullying. The group has a new partnership with the Chicago Police Department thats trying to bring attention to the problem. I started my ...

A Chicago man who was nearly killed in a hit-and-run crash while walking to get lunch on Michigan Avenue is sharing his story as police continue to search for the driver responsible. With his arm still in a sling and a walker by his side a little more than a month after the crash, Derek Krueger told NBC Chicago the trauma of what happened replays in his ...

After a day of summer-like weather, the Chicago area could see thunderstorms and showers roll through overnight Thursday and into Friday morning. A line of showers and thunderstorms will move across northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service said. Theres a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 a.m. on ...

Federal authorities arrested and charged a U.S. special forces soldier for allegedly making bets on the raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicols Maduro from office. The soldier was identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke in a news release announcing the indictment. Van Dyke bet a total of approximately $33,034 on the Maduro operation on the prediction market ...

What to KnowThe 2026 NFL Draft will kick off from Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.The Las Vegas Raiders are picking No. 1 overall and expected to take Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza.Mendoza is looking to join an elite group of Heisman Trophy winners who went No. 1 overall.After trading Dexter Lawrence to Cincinnati, the New York Giants will pick twice in the ...

A train derailment at the Howard CTA station in Chicago prompted a large emergency response and the suspension of three train lines on Thursday afternoon. Around 6 p.m., officials with the Chicago police and fire departments as well as the Chicago Transit Authority could be seen responding to the Howard CTA station, located at 7519 N. Paulina St. in the ...

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for the sake of efficiency and to allow new investments in parts of its business, as first reported by ...

The roof of a South Chicago two-flat slid off the building on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Around 2:15 p.m., authorities said they responded to the 3000 block of East 80th Street in South Chicago and found a two-story building that was partially collapsed after the roof slid off. No injuries were immediately reported. No additional ...

An autopsy revealed the preliminary cause of death for a north suburban man, the previous owner of the movie-famous “Home Alone” house, who was found dead in a Lake Forest nature preserve. According to the Lake County coroner’s office, 79-year-old John Abendshien of Lake Forest was found dead around 5:47 p.m. Wednesday at the Lake Forest Open ...

Dashcam video shows the moment a Wisconsin police officer responding to a report of a burglary discovered the suspect is actually a teen playing a popular “senior assassin” game. And the harrowing moment sparked a warning from the officer to the teen. The situation began in Delafield, Wisconsin, west of Milwaukee, when a mother called police and ...

Evanston police are investigating a shooting that took place in a park in the northern suburb, urging residents to avoid the area as the response also put a nearby school on lockdown Thursday afternoon. According to police, the shooting took place just before 1 p.m. at Mason Park. No one was injured, but Evanston Township High School was placed on a ...

New details are emerging after an 18-year-old Bensenville man was shot and killed by a former middle school classmate Sunday in suburban Stone Park. The incident unfolded about 9:26 p.m. in the 3200 block of North Avenue, police said, with officers from Stone Park responding to a call of shots fired. Upon arrival, an 18-year-old, later identified as ...

Payments will soon go out to many Capital One customers after a new, $425 million settlement was finalized this week, with the lawsuit saying the company “deceptively marketed” the potential interest earned off one of its popular savings accounts. According to suit administrator, a previous settlement related to the case did not earn final approval ...

A police presence was reported Thursday morning during rush hour near Chicago’s busy Union Station, with least one person injured and an investigation underway. The police presence could be seen in the West Loop near Union Station at Canal Street. Police said a 42-year-old man was standing outside just before 10 a.m. in the 300 block of South Canal ...

Reality star Darrell Sheets, known for his role as “the gambler” in the popular competition show “Storage Wars,” has died at age 67, according to local authorities. Sheets was found dead in the early hours of April 22, 2026, at a residence in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, the local police department shared in a statement. The cause of death ...

A Lake Forest man and the previous owner of the famous suburban Chicago “Home Alone” movie house was found dead in a Lake Forest nature preserve Wednesday, according to the Lake County Coroner. About 5:47 p.m. Wednesday, a man’s body was found at the Lake Forest Open Lands: Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve, officials said. Thursday morning the ...

A busy stretch of the interstate in suburban Joliet is shut down after a major crash during the Thursday morning rush hour commute, with all lanes closed and an investigation underway. According to the Illinois State Police, the crash occurred 7:48 am. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 at the I-55 interchange in Will County. Five vehicles were ...

Deaths from rectal cancer are rising rapidly among younger adults, an alarming trend that is confounding scientists trying to understand why millennials are so hard-hit. The rate of rectal cancer seems to be increasing more than two to three times compared to colon cancer, said Mythili Menon Pathiyil, lead author of a new study and a gastroenterology ...

Multiple popular stores are set to come to Chicago’s iconic Michigan Avenue shopping strip, marking a potential retail comeback for the area. According to a release from Mid-America Real Estate, American Eagle Outfitters signed a lease for a new flagship store at 600 North Michigan Avenue. The 14,182 square-foot store, set to open July 1, 2027, marks ...

People inside a River North business early Thursday morning were robbed at gunpoint, police said, with at least one person injured as an investigation remains underway. About 3:12 a.m., three male suspects with guns entered a business in the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue and demanded money from those inside, police said. The suspects took ...

The 2026 NFL Draft is here. The draft, held held this year in Pittsburgh, begins Thursday, with the first round starting at 7 p.m. Central time. The second and third rounds will take place Friday, with rounds four through seven held Saturday. The Chicago Bears have seven picks in the draft, starting at No. 25. We feel prepared. We put in the ...

The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy changes in the wake of fatal ...

A second round of talks between Israel and Lebanon was set to start Thursday in Washington, while the prospects of Iran-U.S. talks in Pakistan seemed dubious as the Islamic Republic accused the Americans of a lack of good faith in negotiations. Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them Wednesday, intensifying its assault on ...

A child sustained life-threatening injuries after they were struck by a driver in a western suburb of Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Around 4:11 p.m., Aurora police and fire departments responded to the 400 block of Titsworth Court for a report of a child that was struck by a car. The child sustained serious, life-threatening ...