Chicago News

There are two punk-rock festivals happening in Chicago this weekend: HoZac's Blackout and WHPK's Summer Breeze .

Chicago police officer was with his son when he said the animal charged, a claim the dog's owners deny.

SATURDAY, MAY 11 Drivers Gives Fake Name, Charged With Pot Possession Johnathan N. Lipscomb, 27, of the 3200 block of Nelson Avenue in Robbins, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing a police officer, driving with a suspended license, improper display of registration and not wearing a seatbelt, ... (more)

ARKive - a U.K. based charity that aims to create a photographic and video record of life on Earth - has come a long way since its launch in 2003, in part thanks to dedicated volunteers like Winnetka resident Cindy Galvin.

It's graduation season, and Columbia College is throwing one hell of a party before it sends its students out into the cold, hard world.

Cooler air has set into Chicago in comparison to unseasonably hot weather Tuesday and Wednesday.

Local punk blowout Riot Fest has steadily grown since it began as a two-day affair at the Congress Theater back in 2005, but it kicked things up a notch last year when it moved into Humboldt Park and transformed into a multistage outdoor carnival, Ferris wheel included .

Lake Forest resident Dean DeBiase , a former College of Lake County student who gained distinction as a Silicon Valley and Chicago business leader, will be the keynote speaker at the college's commencement ceremony on Saturday.. DeBiase, who transferred from CLC a few credits short of earning a degree, will also receive an honorary associate degree ... (more)

Chicago Craft Beer Week, organized by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild and now in its fourth year, exists first and foremost to expose new people to the great beer made in Chicago - and even the hardest of hard-core beer nerds could probably use a refresher course.

A south suburban woman who said she frequents shops on the Magnificent Mile was robbed of tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry Wednesday.

I was up late the other night, reading "Addicted to Guns" , my man Mick Dumke 's latest feature on crime and violence in Chicago.

TUESDAY, MAY 7 Retail Theft Cameron Welch, 19, of the 500 block of West 97th Street, Chicago, was charged with retail theft, according to a report.

When did people start saying "porn" as shorthand for pornography? It sounds like a product of the home video era, when pornographic movies became easier to come by: a flat, workaday term for an increasingly familiar commodity.

A 21-year-old Lincolnwood man was charged with soliciting a prostitute - on his honeymoon.

On Rahm Emanuel's second anniversary as mayor, he announced major changes to two of Chicago's top tourism attractions, Navy Pier and McCormick Place.

Some city officials say the private company that manages the city's parking meters will actually come out millions of dollars ahead under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed deal.

First, apologies if putting yesterday's article in list form threw you off. This little content farm called Examiner not only wants lists and slideshows.

A pitbull that had already attacked one person in the South Side Englewood neighborhood Wednesday morning was shot dead by a Chicago police sergeant as it attacked a 16-year-old boy on his way to school.

This March 15, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.

The information below comes from the Highland Park Police Department. Predatory criminal sexual assault May 9: Victor De Yta-Morales of the 600 block of Glenview Avenue, Highland Park was arrested and charged with 5 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault after police were summoned to a residence in the 600 block of Glenview Avenue, Highland ... (more)