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The Illinois State Fire Marshal is warning holiday revelers about the dangers of home fires posed by holiday decorations.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

It's understandable if Georgians feel election fatigue, but they can't afford to sit this one out, Dahleen Glanton writes.

On recent day, a suburban district had 111 teacher absences but was able to line up only 35 substitutes.

A flu vaccine shortage in 2004 led to cries of unfairness along with reports of theft, smuggling and price gouging. Now, officials warning t...

A gunman who shot a man during an attempted robbery in Goose Island was found fatally shot minutes later, according to Chicago police.

A 47-year-old woman was shot and killed in North Chicago early Sunday after a gunman fired on a vehicle in which she was a passenger, accord...

Police: Attack on Blue Line train in Oak Park leaves passenger with head trauma, eye injury

A 53-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon while he was driving in the Logan Square neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

Tim Schneider told top Republicans on Saturday that he intends to step down as Illinois GOP chairman, setting up a search for a successor as...

The adult children of 911 dispatcher Lupe Lopez, who died last month of COVID-19, thought their mother, Maria was going to pull through the...

Black Labrador Lola has been reunited with family after going missing for three years.

Chicago police have arrested two men in connection with multiple carjackings during which the perpetrators fired shots at the victims, accor...

Illinois has recorded more coronavirus deaths than any other state in the last seven days. Only Illinois and Texas have more than 1,000 deat...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Cold case update: Woman, Antoinette Briley, charged after newborn boys found in Stickney garbage 17 years ago in 2003.

Ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval, who pleaded guilty to political corruption, dies from COVID-19, attorney says

A possible barricade situation was unfolding Saturday morning in the South Loop neighborhood, Chicago police said.

A man was arrested after breaking a Loop store window and trying to make off with items inside, police said.

At least 11 people have been shot in Chicago since Friday evening, police said.

A third person has died from a horrific car crash and shooting on the West Side on Wednesday night.

Striking SEIU workers reached agreement to go back to work Monday at 11 Infinity nursing homes in Illinois, with average $2 an hour pay incr...

A Tribune analysis found the surge in deaths was particularly steep outside the greater Chicago area, underscoring the challenges of keeping...

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today after being convicted in a tax scheme related to his...

Family and friends remember retired Chicago firefighter killed in attempted carjacking.