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Facing potentially decades in prison, R. Kelly ‘hopeful’ despite jail beating, COVID-19 lockdown.

Local bar hosts Christkindlmarket-themed pop-up event, as the popular holiday market goes virtual.

In rare move, judges disagree after Cook County prosecutors reverse course on two men accused in a decades-old double murder

Outbreaks of coronavirus have struck mink farms in Wisconsin and Michigan, but Illinois’ shrinking fur industry so far appears to have remai...

An elderly couple died in a fire Thanksgiving night in their house in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, officials said, a blaze that may hav...

An elderly couple died as a result of a house fire in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago.

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I will share the most amazing Christmas cookie recipe in the known world, but first we need to have an honest discussion about these delicac...

Students "work their tails off" to pay tuition, but many jobs are disappearing because of COVID-19.

The state of Illinois’ plan for distributing a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available puts front-line health care workers first in line...

Thanksgiving Day looked different throughout Chicago with many families in quarantine and the cancelation of festivities, including the annu...

Inflatable turkeys decorate the front lawns of homes on the North Side of Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2020, in Chicago.

For more than two hours Thursday, Salvation Army volunteers handed out ready-to-go meals in Chicago. Levy Restaurants donated 2,000 meals to...

Four baby goats perish in barn fire after neighbor alerts family: ‘We would have lost everything if it wasn’t for him.’

Chicago police huddled with community leaders to plead with the public to help detectives solve the case of a little boy who is fighting for...

Two men were shot and a third stabbed during separate attacks before dawn on the city’s West Side and in the Loop.

Lincoln Park’s North Pond needs restoration.

The Beltrán family mourns the loss of their patriarch, Ruben Beltrán.

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

A Chicago homeless shelter is grappling with an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, prompting concerns from advocates and organizations as the coron...

An African man and his American girlfriend's plan to spend the holiday together was derailed after U.S. Customs and Border Protection office...

A cache of emails released Wednesday in the Illinois House probe of Speaker Michael Madigan provides a deeper look into how a close confidan...

Judge denies bail for Aaron Okelola, 25, deriding him for what he called turning a finable offense into a felony attempted murder case.

Heading into the holidays during a pandemic means anyone who wants to remain sober may struggle. But experts say it’s possible to stay sober...