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Grief is a strange beast.No matter how much you think you’ve prepared yourself for it, you haven’t.I knew as my beloved dog grew ol...

Some big changes are coming to the Streets of Woodfield in suburban Schaumburg. According to a post from the Village of Schaumburg, a D...

Facebook users, the clock is ticking. The deadline to file a claim in a $725 million class-action Facebook privacy settlement is Friday...

A southern Indiana hospital where an employee recently tested positive for tuberculosis has notified hundreds of patients that they may hav...

A man was rescued from Lake Michigan near Ohio Street Beach on Thursday evening.Officials responded to the area in the 600 block of Nor...

The papayas are as fresh as the mangos at the appropriately named Los Mangos – an ice cream and paleta shop with five locations in the city...

If you are a first-time homebuyer, there are several communities in the Midwest that may provide you with the best-possible homebuying expe...

Though an oppressive heat wave may leave Chicagoans feeling otherwise, cooler temperatures and a change of seasons are just around the corn...

Extreme heat in the Chicago area and thunderstorms just north of the border have left thousands of residents in southern Wisconsin and nort...

Historic heat is forcing people to stay indoors or find relief, and experts say that the impact of shade cannot be overstated.Dr. Meeta...

ComEd is asking residents in Tinley Park and Orland Park to conserve electricity this afternoon due to an equipment issue.According to...

The Labor Day holiday is fast approaching and there will be no shortage of things to do during the added day off in the Chicago area. L...

Officials have launched an effort to construct the Midwest Interstate Trail, which would link natural areas in Illinois’ McHenry County and...

More than 45,000 participants will soon pound the pavement across dozens of Chicago neighborhoods for the 45th annual Bank of America Chica...

Thousands of customers across Illinois and Wisconsin experienced power outages amid an excessive heat warning that brought temperatures in...

Editor’s Note: You can find Wednesday’s updates here. Our updates for Thursday continue below. As a heat wave continues to grip the ent...

Temperatures and heat index levels are set to spike for a second day across the Chicago area, as an excessive heat warning for all of North...

The entire Chicago area will see one more day of “widespread, oppressive, dangerous heat and humidity” Thursday as an excessive heat warnin...

When clearing out your closet and packing clothes in bags to donate, you assume they’re going to help someone in the community. Instead, th...

The Chicago White Sox turned over a new leaf in the history of their franchise on Tuesday, firing Executive Vice President Kenny Williams a...

Commuters who frequent the Irving Park Blue Line stop are no strangers to dodging pigeon droppings on their way to work. The stop sits...

Thousands of customers are without power in Wisconsin and Illinois amid a heat wave that has driven heat indices north of 115 degrees on We...

Officials with Metra say that the agency is ordering a reduction in speed on all trains because of the extreme heat currently gripping the...

The city of Chicago has activated additional cooling centers and extended cooling center hours ahead of an excessive heat warning that will...

Get ready for the hottest temperatures of the year, Chicago. Beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, an excessive heat warning will go into eff...