The massive, 30-room Olympia Fields mansion that disgraced recording artist R. Kelly once owned was listed Wednesday for $3.499 million. The six-bedroom, 21,182-square-foot Olympia Fields mansion was constructed it in 1997. After R. Kelly, another musician, Rudolph Isley, the founding member of the R&B soul group the Isley Brothers, and his wife, Elaine owned it.

Photographer Armando L. Sanchez captured fireworks along the Chicago River, from the roof of The Merchandise Mart, as Chicago celebrated the start of New Year's Day 2024.

A look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who died in 2023.

Photos from the Week 17 game at Soldier Field between the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 31, 2023.

A migrant family of five flees Venezuela to escape economic collapse, then travels over 3,000 miles for more than seven weeks to finally reach Chicago. Esperanza Beatriz Mendez and her three children, Fabian Galue Mendez, 19, Yuledy Yisel Mendez, 10, and Pedro Luis Mendez, 9, Fabian’s girlfriend Yolexi Carolina Cubillan, 19, and the family’s dog Milo arrived in the U.S. on July 11 after traveling for 52 days from Venezuela.

After a year of sweeping changes and more controversy, the CPD enters 2024 with a new permanent boss, Larry Snelling, facing a long to-do list. 2023 saw a mix of highs and lows. Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell, but robbery and carjacking caused an overall uptick in violence. Fostering stronger community relationships, reduce violent crime and shootings and maintaining officer wellness and morale are among the departments goals for the incoming year.

Smash-and-grab burglaries have been expanding beyond downtown. And in the past months, several small business owners in Chicago have been hit by multiple smash-and-grab burglaries involving cars, also called "crash-and-grabs," despite increased physical security such as shutters and riot glass for windows.

Photos from the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.