A woman who was allegedly set on fire by a career criminal in Chicago is being described as a kind and hardworking individual from a close-knit family.

A Chicago man who allegedly doused a woman in gasoline and lit her on fire on 17 November was a "career criminal", the White House has said. Lawrence Reed who was arrested for the crime had 72 prior arrests that include eight felony convictions and seven misdemeanours, according to the White House.

Chicago’s festive Christkindlmarket may be in jeopardy after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration placed space requirements on the event this year.

Elf the Musical,” Neal Francis and “Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light” are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago train attack suspect violated electronic monitoring curfew before allegedly setting woman on fire on CTA Blue Line, court records reveal.

He spends his weekdays in Chicago teaching Shakespeare and grammar, but this weekend Hyde Park Academy English teacher Brendan Lally is stepping into the ring for his professional boxing debut.

A pair of snowy owls has taken up residence along a Lake Michigan beach, sparking curious speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.

A teenager was fatally shot and at least eight other teens were wounded in separate shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, according to authorities. The first shooting occurred at 9:50 p.m. near the Chicago Theater, with seven teenagers ages 13 to 17 sustaining gunshot wounds, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department.

A woman was killed and a man was injured — and taken into custody — in a crash early Wednesday morning in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.