Community members will get a chance on Tuesday to tell the Chicago Board of Education what they think about the proposed budget for Chicago Public Schools.

1975: Illinois Gov. Dan Walker signed a bill proposed by third graders at Dennis School in Decatur that made the monarch butterfly the state insect of Illinois. The students observed the signing in Springfield.

Storms slammed a number of Chicago suburbs Monday evening, dumping several inches of rain and causing flooding throughout the region. Across the area, a number of roads, streets and underpasses were closed,

The Chicago Bears are now loaded with weapons on the offensive side of the ball, which is certainly great news for quarterback Caleb Williams heading into his sophomore campaign. But the Bears are lacking in one area: running back.

Chicago community leaders and longtime residents say the Obama Presidential Center risks washing away the neighborhood’s fabric, warning that proposed luxury developments tied to the project could price out families who have long called the South Side home.

Police are searching for a driver who hit a 4-year-old boy and ran off in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood on Sunday night. Around 9:40 p.m., Chicago police said the 4-year-old was walking with a 24-year-old man in a crosswalk, in the 2700 Block of West Peterson Avenue, when they were hit by the gray car.

The free event, now in its 66th year, runs Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days along the lakefront from Fullerton Avenue to Oak Street.

Two Chicago Transit Authority trains were evacuated following the derailment of a Yellow Line train at Howard station.

CHICAGO - Three people were hurt in a drive-by shooting Monday night on Chicago's South Side, according to police. The shooting happened around 8:10 p.m. in the 1500 block of East 76th Street. An unknown vehicle drove past the location, and someone inside opened fire, hitting three people.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made his preseason debut against the Buffalo Bills. It was the first time seeing the former USC Trojans quarterback sin