WCPO-TV weekend anchor Bret Buganski jokes that his 18-year TV news career “sounds like a Johnny Cash song: Quincy, Illinois; Champaign, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Tucson, Arizona; Oklahoma City, ...

BNSF inbound and outbound trains are stopped due to a freight train striking a pedestrian near Naperville. Duration of the delay is unknown. Metra will provide updates as they become available. Metra ...

Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political ...

Illinois State Police are asking for the public's help in finding a vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in the south suburbs last week.

The Chicago area saw a significant snowfall Saturday, but another round of snow is arriving just in time for evening rush ...

Judge Charles Beach takes over the top spot after 24 years under the leadership of Tim Evans. Beach inherits the sprawling ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Pledging a transparent and compassionate approach to justice, Cook County’s new Chief Judge Charles Beach took his oath of office today before a crowd of judges, attorneys and ...

But for the first time in 24 years, Cook County has a new chief judge — 55-year-old Charlie Beach — who defeated Timothy Evans in September by a 144 to 109 vote.

The trial, set to start Dec. 8 and last 10 days, represents a high-stakes gamble for the city, whose lawyers typically recommend settling civil cases involving actions by the police that led to ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( 25News Now and First Alert 4) - An Amtrak train that left St. Louis for Chicago around 8 a.m. Sunday was ...

Michigan State has hired former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program. (Dec. 1, 2025) ...