Near-record deluge soaks Chicago areaAfter a near-record deluge that shut down Chicago -area train lines and expressways--overwhelming streets and sewers as far away as DeKalb County--thousands of residents spent Saturday bailing out flooded basements and poring over damage that officials estimated to be in the millions. The rainfall, reaching as high as 7.89 inches in Oak Park in less than 24 hours, created gridlock on normally ...

Flooding leaves 'ocean of water'After a near-record deluge that shut down Chicago-area train lines and expressways — overwhelming streets and sewers as far away as DeKalb County — thousands spent Saturday bailing out flooded basements and poring over damage that officials estimated to be in the millions.

Chicago Heights mother, boyfriend slain outside homeChicago Heights police are searching for witnesses to a double homicide Monday night that left a Chicago Heights mother of four and her boyfriend dead in the parking lot of their apartment complex. Police were called to Thornwood Apartments, 19460 Glenwood Road, at 11:30 p.m after Toya Bradley, 28, and Oshay Wells, 29, were shot multiple times as they were preparing to go out for the night. It ...