It is a very windy Wednesday for the Chicago area, with snow forecast to move into the area this weekend.

A Chicago police officer was taken to a nearby hospital after an attempted traffic stop on Chicago's South Side Wednesday, CPD said.

No one was injured in an explosion at a house in the south suburbs Wednesday, a Calumet City spokesperson and homeowner said.

A federal judge said Wednesday that the trial for a Wisconsin judge charged with illegally helping an immigrant evade federal agents will go on as planned next month, brushing past talk of a possible plea agreement.

A father and stepmother have been arrested for the murder and torture of 14-month-old girl, according to police.

A 59-year-old city of Chicago employee accused of threatening a state senator was ordered to be held in custody Wednesday.

The man killed when a vehicle fell off a lift at a north suburban auto repair shop has been identified.

Some local doctors are concerned about a new strain of the flu called subclade K that is resistant to the vaccine just before people get together for the holidays.

Most kidney recipients remain on anti-rejection medication for life, but thanks to a clinical trial, a former firefighter is able to keep living life to the fullest.

Chicago police have shared information about a person they believe is connected to a deadly shooting in the Loop.