Murder charges have been filed in the death of Ricardo "Ricky" Mendez-Bucio, who was fatally shot Thursday on the Southwest Side.

A 26-year-old cat in Oregon has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot while they were playing with a gun Wednesday on the West Side, police said.

A perennial crowd-pleasing stunt at the Chicago Air & Water Show went wrong Saturday as two parachutists collided in the sky, leaving one in critical condition after he struck a Gold Coast high-rise and plummeted to the ground.

Happy-hour discounts have returned to Chicago bars under legislation signed recently by Gov. Bruce Rauner. And when Donald Trump insulted Mexican immigrants last month, a Chicago watering hole became part of the news: Bedford Park's 5 Rabbit Cervec...

Family members do not know why an Ohio man struck and killed by a roller coaster after climbing over a security fence would have risked injury to retrieve belongings that he lost while he was on the ride, the man's aunt said.