In a virtual meeting Thursday, the board voted 9-0 to name Martinez as commissioner of the department, with two abstentions.

CTA confirmed that due to the fire response, there will be no Green Line trains between Ashland/Lake and Harlem/Lake.

A local construction company had to be called in late Monday to replace part of Interstate 65 that was damaged when a semi ...

Firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze Wednesday morning at a warehouse in Austin on the city’s West Side. The fire is ...

New union contracts for Naperville police officers and firefighters, adding $7.5 million to the city’s budget over the next ...

An investigation is underway after a series of garage fires in Lincoln Park Wednesday morning, the Chicago police and fire ...

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra BNSF train Tuesday evening in suburban Westmont, according to authorities.

Fire trucks and ambulances in need of repair are lined up inside the city's South Side fleet warehouse. Better equipment, 20 ...

Several vehicles were damaged early Wednesday morning when a handful of garages caught fire in Chicago’s Lincoln Park ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to consider layoffs or unpaid furlough days. But the fiscal landscape has changed since the ...