Officials are responding to a fiery plane crash on Sunday in Palm Beach County, according to fire rescue and the FAA. The FAA said a Learjet 60 that had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, at around 12:50 p.m. Nine people were on board the aircraft bound for North Eleuthera ...

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayeds former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him. ...

This is completely unacceptable for it to take place in Dallas, and we’re going to do everything that we need to do to get everyone in custody that’s responsible for this.Dallas Chief of Police Daniel Comeaux At least four people were killed and 15 others were injured in three separate shootings in a Dallas, Texas, neighborhood overnight Saturday, ...

A charitable music fest will take over part of Navy Pier for the first time this month to raise money for young cancer patients and their families. Since 2013, Weishfest has raised funds to uplift those families and patients during some of the toughest times of their loves, and it all started with one family’s experience. The Weishar family ...

The 2026 midterm elections are nearly upon us, with Election Day just two days away on Tuesday. Control of both chambers of Congress is up for grabs, but there are also dozens of local and statewide races on ballots of millions of voters this election season. That is also true in Illinois, where the states voters will decide statewide offices, ...

In an election year that is shaping up to potentially be a big one for Democrats, could an independent play spoiler in Illinois 4th Congressional district? That is exactly what Lyons Mayor Chris Getty is attempting to do as he runs in a four-way race to replace incumbent Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, who decided not to run for reelection in a last-minute ...

The Chicago area will see slightly warmer temperatures on Sunday, but it will also see off-and-on rain showers as a bit of an unsettled pattern continues. In fact, the threat of rain will exist for several more days, and once it ends the Chicago area will start to see some cooler weather as the month of November gets underway, according to the NBC 5 ...

Chicago police are investigating a three-vehicle crash that left eight people hospitalized on Sunday morning. Just after midnight, the driver of a Dodge SUV was traveling northbound in the 5400 block of South Ashland Avenue when they disregarded a red light. The driver then struck two other vehicles, according to police. All six of the occupants in ...

Police in Bloomington are investigating after a shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University left a 19-year-old dead and seven others hurt Sunday. According to authorities, officers were called to the 100 block of East Division Street after numerous gunshots were fired in the area at approximately 1:23 a.m. When officers arrived they found numerous ...

Daylight saving time can be hard on the heart when people lose an hour of sleep in the spring, but theres another period of adjustment coming this weekend. Clocks fall back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 1, as daylight saving time ends and standard time begins, adding an extra hour to that day. Doctors are clear about what to do with that bonus 60 minutes. ...

Police in north suburban Waukegan are investigating after metal hairpins and wire were reportedly found inside candy on Halloween. The Waukegan Police Department said in a Facebook post on Saturday night that foreign objects, including metal hairpins and wire, were discovered inside wrapped, unopened candy during trick-or-treating. As a precaution, ...

A shooting left one person dead and two others with injuries on Saturday evening in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, authorities said. At around 5:18 p.m., three people were on the sidewalk along West Ogden Avenue near South Homan Avenue when a vehicle pulled up, two suspects exited and fired shots at all three victims. The suspects then fled ...

Now that Halloween is almost over, a busy holiday season downtown is approaching. But drivers may run into issues with parking. The Chicago Tribune reported on Friday more than 1,000 parking employees had voted to authorize a strike, though a walkout was not certain. Teamsters Local 727, which represents workers at some of the busiest parking ...

A massive fire erupted at a building in south suburban Blue Island on Saturday, sending heavy flames and smoke pouring from the structure. The fire broke out before 5 p.m. near Union and Western streets. The building houses both a pet groomer and a music school, though it was unclear where the fire started. Video captured at the scene and posted on ...

The days are getting shorter and sunsets are coming earlier, with another sign of the changing seasons just around the corner. Illinois will fall back one hour on Sunday, when daylight saving time ends. Daylight saving time is the period when clocks are moved forward in the spring. When it ends, clocks return to standard time. Under the Energy ...

A popular supplement sold by Whole Foods and Amazon was recalled because of possible salmonella contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Albuquerque-based Vitality Works Inc. of Albuquerque recalled one lot of 365 Whole Foods Market Standardized + Full Spectrum Blend Ashwagandha Capsules because the pills are potentially ...

With just a few days left before Election Day for the 2026 Illinois general election, voters who have yet to cast their ballot may be wondering what time polling places will open their doors on the big day. Though early voting has been open for weeks, many wait until Election Day itself, set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, to mark their support for their preferred ...

A toddler snack sold by several major retailers was recalled because of a potentially deadly hazard, according to the Food and Drug Administration. All flavors, quantities and varieties of Once Upon A Farm’s Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft Baked-Bars were recalled after the FDA received several reports of toddlers “suffering complete airway ...

Two teens were critically injured in a shooting in Chicago on the first night of Halloween weekend, police said. Around 12:23 a.m., a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy with gunshot wounds were found by police on the 500 block of East 50th Place in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The 19-year-old was shot in the head, and the 15-year-old ...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame in Rome for their season opener that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said his former self might ...

You may want to add an umbrella to your costume plans this Halloween as it looks like Mother Nature has a few tricks up her sleeve. Light rain showers began early this morning and are expected to continue into the afternoon, though it may lighten up in some areas by peak trick-or-treating hours. “We’re gonna be dealing with not only some light ...

What time does trick-or-treating begin and end in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs this Halloween? Halloween falls on a spooky Saturday this year, allowing trick-or-treaters to spend longer than usual on their candy collecting. While the haunting hours vary depending on your location, the most common window this year is from 3 to 7 p.m., according ...

A manhunt is underway for a shooter who killed one person and injured six in a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, police in Fairfield, California said. At least three victims are currently in critical condition, Fairfield Police Department Chief Dan Marshall told a news conference about the incident at the Solano Town Center mall, which took place ...

France prepared Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes and rerouting the Paris march to the capitals edge as youth-led demonstrations spread across Europe. Interior Minister Laurent Nuez warned of a very high risk of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween. Paris ...

The reward has increased to $25,000 for information about the person responsible for killing six dogs in Will County that were found stuffed in trash bags along a wooded ditch earlier this year. The reward is believed to be the largest ever offered in an animal abuse case in the area. This is a case that needs to be solved because whoever did this ...