Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago

MATTESON, Ill. (AP) — Emergency officials ordered an evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The train derailed in the village of Matteson around 10:30 a.m., WGN-TV reported. No injuries have been reported. Workers are trying to...

No injuries reported after train derails in Chicago suburb; workers look for possible hazardous materials leak

Former G League Ignite teammates Ron Holland and Matas Buzelis heading to NBA's Central Division

Former G League Ignite teammates Ron Holland and Matas Buzelis will begin their NBA careers as Central Division rivals while the program that developed them disappears. The Detroit Pistons selected Holland with the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday night. The move...

Shohei Ohtani and Gavin Stone help the Dodgers shut down the White Sox 4-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit another leadoff homer and Gavin Stone pitched a four-hitter, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive win. Ohtani drove a full-count cut fastball from Erick Fedde deep to...

Police officers won't be charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Chicago-area man in his home

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (AP) — No charges will be filed against suburban Chicago police officers in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark bedroom, a prosecutor said Wednesday. State's Attorney Robert Berlin said he can't prove that a Carol Stream officer “was not legally...

Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven charges of murder Wednesday in a stunning courtroom scene just days before the second anniversary of...

Shohei Ohtani hits NL-leading 24th homer as the Dodgers top the lowly White Sox 4-3

CHICAGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and a tiebreaking RBI single, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers top the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Led by Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers won for the seventh time in nine games. The NL West leaders are 50-31 at the...

Josh Giddey embraces fresh start with Bulls after trade from Thunder

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey is looking forward to a fresh start in Chicago. The 6-foot-8 guard from Australia confirmed Tuesday he did not want to come off the bench for Oklahoma City and insisted he appreciated Thunder general manager Sam Presti's honesty leading up to the trade to...

Consolidated, 'compassionate' services pledged for new Illinois Department of Early Childhood

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a law creating a separate Department of Early Childhood that will make it “simpler, better and fairer" for families seeking assistance and care for the state's youngest residents. The agency's creation comes after...

How Oliver Platt moonlights on 'The Bear,' while still clocking in at 'Chicago Med'

LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything. After nine years as Dr. Daniel Charles on NBC's “Chicago Med,” Oliver Platt decided to flex his acting muscles, asking his agent if there was someone else he could play for a bit. The first offer that came in? Uncle Jimmy in...