CHICAGO (CBS) --A Chicago alderman on Wednesday put the brakes on his effort to lower Chicago's default speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph, calling off plans for a City Council vote. Ald.

The temperatures are dropping but holiday lights displays are popping up to entice you outdoors despite the chill. Here is our list of sparkling light shows in and around Chicago, from mile-long ...

but holiday events and activities in the Chicago area are beginning this weekend. The first events include the various lights displays at the zoos and botanical gardens around the city.

A recent Chicago Tribune investigation has turned up some disturbing data about how the Windy City's network of red-light cameras used to be operated that may have given out thousands of bogus ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago isn't quite done with the snow this weekend, as a few flakes are expected overnight into Sunday. This Alberta Clipper system does not have a lot of moisture to work with ...

See the most popular Photo of the Day images from March, featuring a landscape of Toad River valley, Chicago city lights, a crystal cave, and more.

Work by Christin Wallers and Rebecca Beachy in Myth of the Organic City at 6018North, Chicago; Beachy’s copper sconce maps Chicago stars as visible through contemporary light pollution one night ...