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An Evanston man screaming he is a US citizen was left bloodied on the pavement after a botched ICE operation

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 25th
Urban explorers claim Ford City Mall security attempted to commit vehicular manslaughter in an unprovoked attack: ‘Easiest lawsuit ever’

By Jordan Collins Sep 23rd
‘Michelangelo is taking your pizza order?’: Pizza shop’s AI turtle answers the phone. Then its owner starts calling customers ‘morons’

By Sky Blanton Sep 21st
Forget political debates, JD Vance is now arguing that ‘Emily in Paris’ holds the key to fixing American millennial values: ‘Shakespeare of our time’

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 18th
Black woman’s tooth was knocked out by a Chicago cop. One day after her $280,000 victory, she was hit with death threats

By Umme Tun Nessa Sep 10th
Woman ‘trusts her gut’ after pilot accidentally picks up her order at O’Hare Starbucks: ‘Keep an eye on your surroundings’

By Will Kennedy Sep 10th
‘How Is This Possible?’: Chicago Family’s Dog Dies After Being Left in a Hot Van at Doggy Daycare, and the Business Is Still Open

By Anshu Thakur Sep 9th
A 22-Year-Old’s Ears Never Popped After a Flight to Chicago, But Then Came the Bleeding, the Weight Loss, and a Rare Diagnosis

By Anshu Thakur Aug 31st
Chicago Woman’s Routine Wendy’s Delivery Turns Into a $93,000 Medical Nightmare After She Allegedly Contracts a Rare Bacterial Infection

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 25th
After Surviving Iraq and Burning Buildings, a Veteran Is Now Permanently Bedridden Following a Single Meal at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 11th
Woman on Chicago Flight Buys Drink for a Man After Talking for Hours, Then He Tells Her That He Has a Girlfriend: ‘Isn’t That Messed Up?’

By Sanchari Ghosh Aug 10th
New York City Woman Flies United to Chicago To Meet a Man. Then He Locks Her out of Their Shared Marriott Room

By Rachel Thomas Aug 2nd
Chicago just secured the nation’s worst title for the sixth year in a row, leaving residents and tourists wary of a silent hitchhiker

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 25th
Chicago Tourists Escape Ski-Masked Men, Then Return to Find Their Car Stolen. Police Tells Them To Just Call Insurance: ‘The Car Was Two Blocks Away’

By Kopal Jul 23rd
Six Belugas Finally Escaped Marineland’s Death Threat, but Their Move to US Tanks Is Sparking a New War Over Their Future

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 23rd
Woman Catches Public Proposal in Chicago. Except It Doesn’t Go at All How She Expected: ‘Yall Better Than Me I Would Have Been Screaming’

By Tiffanie Drayton Jul 17th
Chicago Woman Goes to a Nude Beach Alone for ‘Exposure Therapy’. Within Minutes, Old Folks Warn Her: ‘Watch Out for Those Guys’

By Will Kennedy Jul 10th
Delta Pilot Reports Mid-Air Collision on Final Approach Into Midway, but the Object That Hit Them Wasn’t a Bird

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 7th
Chicago Therapist Warns That Gen Z and Alpha Are Missing a Critical Developmental Stage That Will Haunt Their Adult Lives

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 29th
Chicago Reels From a Surge of Weekend Violence, Prompting an Aggressive New Ultimatum From Trump

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 23rd