Deanese Williams Harris

An Air Pollution Action Day was called Wednesday morning for the Chicago area and is in effect until midnight, weather officials said.

Chicago beaches are set to open for the summer season for swimming and boating on May 23 until Labor Day.

National Weather Service officials are expecting temperatures in the mid 80s Thursday and possible showers and thunderstorms.

A 75-year-old man was fatally injured when he was struck by a vehicle in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.

Reports of a possible fatal vehicle accident Friday night in Winnetka

A death investigation was opened after a 42-year-old man fell on the tracks at the Granville Station and was struck by a CTA train, Chicago police said, Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday, the victim …

Three young teens were wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the South Side in the Chatham neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a call o…

Fire officials said a Chicago Fire Department captain died Wednesday after battling a structure fire on the West Side in the Austin neighborhood. 

National Weather Service officials are expecting thunderstorms storms in the area Friday capable of large hail and a possible tornado.

A 25-year-old man was fatally wounded Tuesday morning in a drive-by shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 6:45 a.m., the victim was outside in the 700 bloc…

Weather officials are expecting a couple of days of chilly weather including a day of snow mixed with rain before temperatures reach the low 50s this weekend.

National Weather Service officials are expecting Wednesday waves of showers and thunderstorms to hit the Chicago area capable of producing damaging winds and large hail and possibly tornadoes.

A female pedestrian was listed in critical condition after she was struck crossing the street Friday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago police said. 

Snowfall was reported at both of Chicago airports Thursday with temperatures hovering in the low 30s in the morning, officials said.

A teenage boy was discovered unresponsive Friday  in an alley in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. The victim, later identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s o…

While temperatures are expected in the low 20s in Chicago, wind chills are expected to hover as low as negative 9 degrees.

National Weather Service officials said wind chills of about 20 below zero are expected Wednesday morning as well as possible snow.

An unidentified man was fatally wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the Far South Side in the Roseland neighborhood, Chicago police said.

National Weather Service officials said the freezing drizzle and icy conditions in the Chicago area are expected to end as temperatures rise to the low 40s Thursday.

National Weather Service officials are expecting light snow to continue in the Chicago area in the morning Thursday.