Restauranteurs are hoping a change in the liquor law in Mundelein, which was unaninmously approved Monday and will spark a little more business.

Indiana environmental agencies are conducting an investigation after dead mute swans were found along the shores of George Lake, between Hammond and Whiting, where toxic metals have contaminated soil.

Chicago police are warning residents about a series of burglaries reported this month in the South Shore, Andersonville and Edgewater Beach neighborhoods, respectively.

The church will not be going on the auction block this morning as scheduled. Instead, Father Nicholas Jonas said ”guardian angels” have come through to save the church.

Chicago-area mass transit riders are getting a Christmas present from the Regional Transportation Authority: a 2019 without fare increases. But the CTA, Metra and Pace 2019 spending plans, given final approval Thursday, come with a warning.

"We knew about the fans and we wanted to come here and give Mexico City an exciting game and we did," said Justin Holiday, who finished with 18 points for the Bulls. "We are on the right direction. We got another loss but we are on the right direction."

A report from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests the Chicago City Council has become more of a “rubber stamp” for the mayor than in the previous years.

The boy allegedly sent two threatening emails to school staff members after school hours Tuesday.

Visiting governors-elect from across the U.S. also met with Cabinet members as part of a broader White House outreach effort to local officials.