Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump ...

Nestled along the mighty Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois lies a natural wonderland so spectacular yet so overlooked that even many Prairie State natives have never set foot on its ancient ...

Nestled in the northwestern corner of Illinois where limestone cliffs rise dramatically above the Mississippi River, Mississippi Palisades State Park in Savanna offers a wilderness escape that feels ...

After recent violent incidents have raised security and safety concerns at a Chicago casino, a former employee is speaking ...

Each time someone boards a CTA bus or train, their chances of becoming a victim of or even witnessing any kind of violent crime that results in serious physical harm to a ...

Riders on CTA buses and trains have a low chance of being a violent crime victim, a Tribune review shows, despite high-profile crimes this year.

The Chicago Transit Authority has boosted police presence on the public transport system after President Donald Trump's administration renewed funding-cut threats over security.

The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Transit Authority are enacting a “security surge” following threats from the federal government to slash transit funding in the city. The “security surge” ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Federal Transit Administration sent blistering letters last week demanding the mayor of Chicago and Gov. JB Pritzker submit a new security plan for the Chicago Transit Authority ...

Members of the Jewish faith in Illinois said they received an emergency security grant from the Jewish United Fund and various donors to make sure the precautions were in place ahead of more than 70 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker are pushing back on the Trump administration's latest threats to withhold federal funding from the CTA unless the mass transit agency meets the federal ...