About 13,000 workers at three U.S. vehicle assembly plants went on strike Friday after the United Auto Workers union and Detroit's Big Three automakers failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-the-strike-by-auto-workers-is-entering-its-4th-day-with-no-signs-that-a-breakthrough-is-near/

Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies conducted Monday. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/ap-5-died-of-exposure-to-chemical-in-central-illinois-crash-preliminary-autopsies-find/

A 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate New York was “safe and in good health” Monday after a massive two-day search ended with her rescue and an arrest of a person suspected in her abduction, police said. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/more-than-100-search-for-9-year-old-girl-who-was-camping-with-family-in-upstate-new-york/

An investigation is underway after a boat crash on the Fox River in McHenry left two people dead, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/1-dead-1-injured-after-boat-runs-aground-along-fox-river-in-mchenry/

An armed robbery caught on camera in south suburban Frankfort has left some in the community feeling concerned.  READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/south-suburbs/thats-going-to-be-with-her-for-life-armed-robbery-in-frankfort-caught-on-camera/

Police responded to a Walmart parking lot in Country Clubs Hills following an armored car robbery attempt that resulted in an exchange of gunfire, authorities said Monday. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/crime/gunfire-erupts-amid-alleged-armored-car-robbery-near-walmart-in-country-club-hills/

Vehicle crash on Lake Shore Drive left bicyclist injured

The Chicago Police Department is searching for suspects involved in multiple armed robberies on the city's Near West Side Sunday night and early Monday morning. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/police-search-for-suspects-in-near-west-side-armed-robberies/

A community gathering was held on Monday at Benito Juarez Academy to discuss a new migrant shelter coming to Pilsen as Governor Pritzker calls on the federal government to step up. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/pritzker-federal-response-to-migrant-crisis-uncoordinated-illinois-requests-for-assistance-ignored/

Starting Oct. 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is raising its income limits, meaning people who previously weren’t eligible to receive grocery assistance may now qualify. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/snap-food-stamp-eligibility-is-changing-do-you-qualify-now/

Three people were injured after shots were fired into a crowd at a car show in East Chicago, Indiana, on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that's also being studied to fight cancer and other diseases. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/ap-nobel-prize-announcements-are-getting-underway-with-the-unveiling-of-the-medicine-prize/

Missing 9-year-old girl in New York found safe, suspect in custody READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/more-than-100-search-for-9-year-old-girl-who-was-camping-with-family-in-upstate-new-york/