Joe Ward

The city's new capacity restrictions at Christkindlmarket are less than half what the market was allowed to hold during the pandemic. The move hurts vendors and will make lines even longer, organizers said.

Tributes are pouring in for Isaac Johnson, the 31-year-old West Side native who died after collapsing during a mixed martial arts match Friday. "He was a model of what a young man should be," a family friend said.

Temperatures will dip to near-freezing by Thanksgiving, which will also see breezy conditions.

Texas National Guard members sent to the Chicago area will return home, and Homeland Security has left its makeshift command center at Naval Station Great Lakes. It's the latest indication the local immigration blitz is winding down.

Someone got out of a pickup truck and opened fire on a group roughly one block south of Wrigley Field early Sunday.

Ruben Torres Maldonado was arrested by ICE one day after his daughter was released from a hospital where she spent 39 days receiving chemotherapy. A judge ordered a bond hearing for Torres Maldonado.

David Deleon, of Edison Park, is accused of abusing victims while working as a Chicago police officer. He pleaded guilty in an agreement that dropped charges, including manufacturing child pornography.

After selling out two nights at Sox Park this summer, the Bananas will bring their wacky brand of baseball to the North Side in July.

The woman shot by a federal agent was charged after prosecutors said she drove her car into a Border Patrol car.

Work on the bridge over the Chicago River will start in October and run through January 2028. Green and Pink Line trains will operate except for two 12-day service outages.