Multiple rounds of storms pounded the Chicago area Monday afternoon and evening — prompting tornado and flash flood warnings, and causing flight and commuter train delays, power outages, and other problems.

Two Chicago Transit Authority trains were evacuated following the derailment of a Yellow Line train at Howard station.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was among those attending a groundbreaking Monday morning for a new concourse at O'Hare International Airport.

Most of the Chicago area is at a “slight” risk of severe weather, with a severe thunderstorm watch issued Monday. Here's how things will unfold.

Pizza City Fest, Bulls Fest and Taste of Greektown are just a few of the events that will be held Aug. 22-24 in Chicago.

P olice Monday evening were looking for a gunman who shot and killed a woman during an attempted robbery in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood over the weekend. Gabriela Ochoa, 31, was gunned down in the second disturbing crime this month near a popular park.

The sensors, which are being deployed over the next 18 months, use sonar technology to detect when water levels rise and create real-time flood maps for different city agencies.

Recently I was chatting with a new neighbor and said that I had lived in Chicago for a number of years prior to moving to my current city. This new neighbor looked at me and said, “I’m