Illinois student smiles, giggles after killing couple in DUI crash: video

An Illinois woman who giggled and smiled after she killed two people in a 2022 drunk driving crash was sentenced to 14 years in prison last week.

WATCH: Chicago's Wills Tower zapped by lightning amid severe storms

A Chicago-based videographer captured several vivid bolts around 10 p.m. Tuesday during a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, including one strike hitting the Willis Tower.

Illinois woman finds husband's body in closet with Christmas decorations 8 months after disappearance

Richard Maedge’s body was found on Dec. 11, 2022 – nearly eight months after he went missing. His wife told police she had gone to a concealed closet area to retrieve a tote containing Christmas decorations, when she found Richard’s body.

Chicago police officer fatally shot on Southwest Side

Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso was shot and killed as he chased an armed suspect who suddenly turned and fired "at close range" Wednesday afternoon in Gage Park.

R. Kelly sentenced in Chicago child pornography case

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer he would serve all but one of his 20 years on child sex convictions simultaneously with a previous sentence.

Cook County woman charged with stealing $1.5M in chicken wings from school district

Bond was set at $150,000 Thursday for a Dolton woman accused of stealing over $1.5 million of food - primarily chicken wings - while working as a consultant for a school district in south suburban Cook County, according to court documents.

R. Kelly sex-abuse charges dropped by Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx

Four years after filing underage sex charges against R&B superstar R. Kelly, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced on Monday she is dropping the case.

Taylor Swift-themed pop-up bar coming to Chicago

Taylor Swift fans who missed out on tickets to her upcoming concert tour can drown their sorrows at a Chicago pop-up bar that pays homage to the award-winning singer.

Caterpillar fined $145K after worker falls into pot of molten iron, OSHA says

The employee fell into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and was "immediately incinerated," OSHA said.

East Chicago teacher charged with having 'kill list,' making threatening comments to student

The student told their counselor that their 5th grade teacher had made comments Wednesday about killing herself, students and staff at St. Stanislaus School, East Chicago police said.

Chicago tenant arrested after landlord found dismembered in freezer

A woman on Chicago’s North Side noticed her landlord was missing, and her call to police led to a string of terrifying discoveries.