A Wisconsin man thought to have drowned is alive in Eastern Europe. Ryan Borgwardt, a husband and father of three who authorities said faked his own death in Green Lake, Wisconsin lake and fled the country, is speaking to police but he will not divulge his location. The mysterious case began on the night of…

The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Parade will return for the 33rd year this Saturday. This year’s holiday event will feature a new Chicago River lighting spectacle and the tallest balloon to ever come down the Mag Mile the weekend before Thanksgiving. The parade will travel south on North Michigan Avenue from Oak Street…

A semi truck driver was seriously hurt after a tanker truck he was driving, rolled over Thursday morning. The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. on the ramp from northbound Mannheim Road to the inbound Eisenhower Expressway in Westchester, which closed that ramp before the morning rush hour. It took crews took two hours to get…

A 6-month-old boy was grazed in the cheek by gunfire that also killed a man as they drove Wednesday morning in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, officials said. Around 10:45 a.m., a 35-year-old man and the boy were northbound in the 2400 block of South Oakley Avenue when a blue vehicle approached and someone inside…

The Cook County Forest Preserves has just added a new 68-acre parcel of land in south suburban Lynwood. The land, purchased from the nonprofit Conservation Fund, lies along Deer Creek and was once farmland at Glenwood-Dyer Rd. and Ridge Rd. As a preserve, it will protect the floodplain and its ecosystem from development and holds…

Chicago Bulls legend Bob Love has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer He spent nine seasons with the team, from 1968 to 1976, and was a three-time NBA All-Star. Modern day, Love is the Bulls’ third leading scorer all-time, trailing only franchise greats Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in…

Metra has added an extra holiday-themed train to its schedule this season in response to popular demand. The extra train will depart from University Park Station at 4 p.m. Nov. 30 and then stop at the North Pole winter wonderland at Millennium Station, which will feature holiday treats and activities. Tickets for the previously scheduled…

You can roll up your sleeves and do some good before the Northwestern homecoming at Wrigley Field. Abbott and the Big Ten are holding a blood drive Friday at the Friendly Confines. That’s where the game against Ohio State is being played tomorrow as the baseball field has been transformed into a football field The…