The National Weather Service has confirmed 13 tornadoes in the Chicago area, plus four others in northwest Indiana Thursday night.

Preliminary information finds the most powerful of the bunch were EF-3s that hit Streator, Illinois and Hebron, Indiana.

A Plainfield man has been charged with yelling a racial slur at a child over the weekend.

The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office says it happened in Naperville Saturday, after a girl reportedly damaged a fort being built by a nine-year-old boy.

​​Pokémon has announced that the North America International Championships will be moving from New Orleans to Chicago next year.

The music industry in Chicago has changed drastically over the years. In today's Made In Chicago, WBBM's Lisa Fielding introduces us to a local entertainer who's seen it all--as he celebrates 60 years in the industry.

Additional street closures and parking restrictions took effect Monday on Chicago's South Side as preparations continue for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center later this week.

An Evanston man who worked at an assisted-living facility has been charged with multiple felonies after authorities alleged he sexually abused a resident with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing aboard a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop earlier this month.

Chicago police say three people were standing outside a home when a white SUV drove up and a man inside the vehicle opened fire.