Illinois football team makes boy, 7, with cerebral palsy honorary captain for a day
A 7-year-old with special needs was named an honorary captain for an Illinois youth football team.
Teen charged with stabbing her newborn to death at Detroit home
A 16-year-old has been charged with murder after prosecutors say she stabbed her newborn baby to death at a home in Detroit earlier this year.
9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths
A 9-year-old child accused of causing a mobile home fire that killed three children and two adults in central Illinois has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
‘The BIG Lebowski’: 30-pound cat named after ‘The Dude’ abides at shelter as he awaits forever home
A 30-pound chonk of a cat at DuPage County Animal Services in Wheaton, Illinois, has been bestowed with a legendary title — “Lebowski—the BIG Lebowski.”
Viral Video: Beverage cart goes crazy at O'Hare Airport
Video out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport is going viral on social media.
No bail for man charged with terrorism after driving SUV into Woodfield Mall: police
A man accused of driving a vehicle into and through Woodfield Mall in northwest suburban Schaumburg earlier this month is facing felony charges.
Video shows black SUV speeding through mall in Chicago, crashing into displays
A man was taken into custody Friday after reportedly driving a black SUV through a Chicago-area mall and a witness captured video of the terrifying incident.
Driver who plowed through Woodfield Mall is 22-year-old suburban man, police say
A 22-year-old northwest suburban man drove an SUV into a Chicago-area mall on Friday, sending frightened shoppers scurrying and plowing over a kiosk before he crashed into a clothing store and was arrested.
Jeep donates 6 mini Wranglers to Children's Hospital
The hospital believes that when a child can arrive to the OR in a decorated motorized ride instead of a gurney or a wheelchair, it takes their mind off the operation.
Chicago mother says 11-year-old son attempted suicide due to school bullying
Parents are urging Chicago's new mayor to investigate extreme cases of bullying in schools.
Illinois teen's memory resets every two hours after head injury
An Illinois teen says she can't remember anything after a traumatic head injury that has caused her memory to reset every two hours.
Illinois police looking for ‘Walter White' look-alike wanted in relation to meth possession
Illinois police are looking for a “Walter White” look-alike who, coincidentally, is wanted in relation to methamphetamine possession.
Recruiting manager emails ‘me love you long time' to Asian American female job candidate
An Illinois recruiting manager sent an email that said “me love you long time” to an Asian American female job candidate, sparking backlash against the company.
'UT LEGO Guy' builds LEGO Darrell K. Royal Stadium
Drew Finkel has been lovingly dubbed 'The UT LEGO Guy.' The native Austinite and 2008 UT grad now lives in Chicago working in sales for a software company.