June 27 (UPI) --Local authorities informed residents of a Chicago suburb it is safe to return home after a derailed freight train prompted a temporary evacuation Thursday. The train derailed at about ...

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A fire and hazmat response forced the evacuation of a West Loop Chicago hotel early Wednesday morning as streets were blocked off and crews responded to a scene near the city's popular Soho House.

CHICAGO — Firefighters and emergency crews were on the scene of a fire at the SoHo House Chicago hotel in the West Loop Wednesday morning. According to the Chicago Fire Department, it was an ...

The BriefA bomb threat led to the evacuation of a Streamwood Walmart on Dec. 1. Authorities searched the store and found no explosives. A Hoffman Estates man was later arrested and charged.CHICAGO - A ...

At just 2½ years old, Jood Damo has experienced more tragedy than some do in a lifetime. Amid the ongoing horrors of the Israel-Hamas war, Jood was wounded Dec. 26 when an Israeli tank targeted his ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Strong storms packed with lightning rolled through Chicago Saturday night, forcing an evacuation of the Lake Shake Country Festival on Northerly Island. The concert has been postponed ...

A Chicago area middle school, high school and building that houses a high school program were all evacuated after an annual air quality test found higher-than-normal levels of Legionella bacteria in ...