Just in time for Halloween, we're taking a look at the biggest scares by the Bears this season. Let's hope these tricks turn into treats as the season progresses.

Raya Redding's Chinook at 31st draws a crowd, Scott Richard Holm's O'Hare buck photo, the Stray Cast and an update on navigating the Fox Chain O'Lakes are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

DHS defended Border Patrol agent's actions in violent Evanston arrest, citing assault and groin grabbing by suspect after car collision in Illinois suburb.

Illinois advocates have sued federal authorities over alleged inhumane conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility.

Federal immigration agents clashed with residents as they continued immigration enforcement operations across Chicago on Friday.

Far from Gulf Coast hurricanes and California wildfires, Chicagoland seems like a safe place to be in a warming world. But is it?

Almost a half million gallons of liquid asphalt poured into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal earlier this year. EPA is overseeing the cleanup of the mess.

Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.

The Bus Priority Corridor Study will explore ways to make bus travel faster, more convenient, and more comfortable on five specific routes, the CTA said.