Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.

The Chicago Sky have an injury problem. This week, the front office took steps toward relieving the problem by signing Turkish guard Sevgi Uzun.

Forecasters warn of 100- to 105-degree heat index values through Tuesday, with potential storms offering limited relief.

Israel said Monday that more than 120 truckloads of food aid were distributed by the U.N. and aid agencies in the Gaza Strip, French news agency AFP reported. Both aid groups and people with family in Gaza described the situation as the worst it has ever been.

Builders putting residences near a CTA train or bus line will soon no longer need special approval to completely forgo parking spaces.

The judge determined the state's policies are protected by the 10th Amendment, a blow to Trump's efforts to crack down on sanctuary jurisdictions.

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has told paramedics to bypass their emergency department and canceled surgeries for the day after an earlier air conditioning outage amid high heat and humidity.