Tuesday morning residents in the Little Village community woke up to whistles and horns honking as Border Patrol officers, including Commander Gregory Bovino, returned to the city. The noise was aimed at signaling an immigration enforcement operating near 26th and Ridgeway Avenue. Video shows residents throwing trash at unmarked federal vehicles, and ...

After years of fiscal cliffs and doomsday scenarios, Chicago transit now has a financial lifeline from Springfield. On Tuesday at Union Station, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a sweeping transit bill designed to modernize public transportation throughout the state, but especially in the Chicago area. This is a once in a lifetime investment that ...

What to KnowNick Reiner, 32, was arrested Monday in the killings of his parents, director Rob Reiner and wife Michele.The couple was found dead Sunday inside their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area. Nick Reiner remained in jail without bail and was expected to make an initial court appearance some time this week.Rob Reiner was a celebrated director ...

Defense attorney Alan Jackson, who will represent Nick Reiner following his arrest on suspicion of murder in the killings of his parents, said it is unlikely his client will make his first court appearance Tuesday. The famed defense attorney confirmed Tuesday that he has been retained as the 32-year-old Reiner’s defense counsel and spoke with reporters ...

A doctor who worked at a busy suburban hospital has been charged with sexual assault and explotation of a 16-year-old, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced Tuesday in a press release. Trevor J. Roston, 33, of Chicago, unlawfully restrainined a 16-year-old with an intellectual disability on Nov. 29, the State’s Sttorney alleges. The ...

Yelp released a new list of the top 100 ramen shops in the U.S. for 2025 and six Chicago-area spots made the cut — with both the city and suburbs represented on the list. The popular restaurant review site said the “all-time” list came as the ramen restaurant business continues to grow, with some of the top spots coming from big cities to small ...

A woman was found dead following a disturbance near a popular northwest suburban town square early Tuesday morning, sparking a heavy police presence and investigation in the area. Schaumburg police said officers were called just before 5:30 a.m. for an “unknown disturbance” in the 100 block of South Roselle Road, near the town square center, which ...

What to KnowA shooter dressed in black killed two people and wounded nine others in a classroom at Brown University on Saturday during final exams.A person of interest who was taken into custody on Sunday morning was released later that night after authorities determined the evidence pointed “in a different direction.Police released new surveillance ...

Thousands of cases of popular salad dressings have been recalled, according an enforcement report from the Food and Drug Administration, due to “foreign objects” found inside some of the ingredients. The recall, from California-based Ventura Foods, was first initiated Nov. 11, the report said, with the FDA on Dec. 4 identifying the recall as a ...

The Powerball jackpot is still up for grabs after no ticket matched the six winning numbers in Monday’s drawing, with the grand prize total topping $1 billion. According to Powerball.com, the winning numbers in Monday night’s drawing were 23, 35, 59, 63 and 68, with a Powerball of 2. No one hit the jackpot or scored a Powerplay, Powerball showed, ...

Two people were hurt including a firefighter after a multi-story apartment building in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood caught fire early Tuesday morning, with fire trucks blocking streets as crews worked to battle the blaze. Photos and video from the scene, at 4909 N. Glenwood Ave., showed heavy flames pouring out of the building’s windows as fire ...

Following the mass shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine others injured, students left the campus in droves, including a Chicagoan who is thankful to be back with family – but left recounting a life-changing tragedy. Freshman Amelie Devine recalled what she felt on Saturday afternoon, when she was just two blocks away from ...

City leaders in Highland Park have skeptically left the door open for what Mayor Nancy Rotering likened to a Graceland-type tourist attraction at Michael Jordan’s former mansion. Real estate developer John Cooper bought the property at 2700 Point Lane last year for $9.5 million. On Monday, during a Committee of the Whole meeting, he presented his ...

Sheriff’s deputies in northwest Indiana are urging drivers to be alert after bottles containing liquids were thrown at several vehicles along a highway. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office said between 2:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, seven vehicles were hit by “bottles containing various liquid substances” along U.S. 421. Drivers told ...

Mike White, who had a successful career as a college coach with California and Illinois and later coached the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 89. Cal said White’s family confirmed that he died Sunday in Newport Beach. White helped the Golden Bears win a share of the Pac-8 title in 1975, led the Illini to their first Rose Bowl in 20 years ...

A new Illinois law taking effect on January 1 will require employers to provide paid breaks for nursing mothers to pump breast milk. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 0212, employers must provide paid break time to mothers so that they may express or pump breast milk for their children. The bill requires employers to provide up to 30 minutes of paid ...

Nick Reiner had been disruptive at a holiday party Saturday with his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, according to two people familiar with the situation, just hours before they were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Nick Reiner, who was arrested Sunday and later booked on suspicion of murder, made other guests uncomfortable with his ...

Members of the wrestling coaching staff at John Hersey High School in north suburban Arlington Heights have been placed on administrative leave, school district officials said Monday. A High School District 214 spokesperson confirmed multiple coaches were placed on leave pending the outcome of an internal review. However, it wasn’t clear how many ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will “do everything in [his] power” to avoid a government shutdown in the city of Chicago, despite the fact that he and members of City Council still have not reached a 2026 budget deal. “I am not going to allow for our government to be shut down. It is reckless, and, quite frankly, it only hurts working people,” ...

A billion-dollar jackpot is still up for grabs. The winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.1 billion will be drawn on Monday. The drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on Powerball.com. The current Powerball jackpot ranks as the sixth-largest since the lottery game began in 1992. A potential winner would ...

Chicago-area motorists will need to be cautious overnight thanks to a risk of freezing fog. According to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service, parts of the Chicago area away from Lake Michigan could see dense fog form, which could lead to icy buildup on roadways. That risk of freezing fog is especially possible west of ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe remained locked up at the Metro Correctional Center in the Loop, held without bond, after a federal judge determined Uribe is a danger to the community. But there remain questions about why Uribe was allowed to remain on the job with the Department of Homeland Security, even after suburban police had ...

Thanks to the way the NFL action unfolded this weekend, the Chicago Bears are a lot closer to clinching a playoff spot. The Bears knocked off the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, while the Green Bay Packers lost to the Denver Broncos and the Detroit Lions lost to the Los Angeles Rams. As a result, the Bears are within striking distance of their first ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bipartisan law making a host of changes, including making cocktails-to-go permanent in the state. The idea took hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, but under provisions of Senate Bill 0618, the program will now be permanent, giving a boost to restaurants and bars in the state. The bill also permits the ...

Dozens of volunteers spent the weekend stuffing stockings with thoughtful and curated gifts for patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital. On Monday morning, they delivered the gifts to nearly 60 children and their families who are spending the holiday season at the hospital’s cardiac unit. Being in the hospital is terribly hard no matter the time of ...