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An excessive heat warning has been issued for nearly all of Illinois, with high temperatures approaching 100 degrees and heat indices in ex...

The Chicago Fire Department says it is taking steps to prepare for scorching-hot temperatures in the city, activating additional resources...

Legendary musician and songwriter Bob Dylan has announced a series of new tour dates for this fall, including three concerts in Chicago....

Fans heading to Wednesday’s game between the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners will need to take precautions against overheating, as a...

Teacher shortages are making headlines nationwide, and Chicago Public Schools is spearheading a new program to help address those issues....

A new ranking indicates that the southern U.S. is the most affordable place to buy a home this year, but one Midwestern city did end up mak...

Good news for job seekers in the state of Illinois: the state’s equal pay law was recently updated to require more transparency from busine...

To quote Rob Thomas, “man, it’s a hot one,” as the Chicago area braces for record-threatening heat and conditions that could be hazardous t...

Dangerously hot temperatures are about to descend on the Chicago area, but it’s important to know the early signs of heat exhaustion or hea...

An “extensive cleanup” is underway on I-80/I-94 in northwest Indiana after a truck spilled hundreds of gallons of tar onto the roadway Tues...

As summer winds down and the cool, crisp feelings of fall will soon set in, the time may be just right to hike, trail run or bike through o...

Time is running out for Facebook users to join a $725 million class-action settlement against the social media company. The settlement...

A woman arrested Monday in Chicago faces federal charges for allegedly sending emails threatening the lives of former President Donald Trum...

Monday was supposed to be the first day of high school for 14 year old Rayjon Harshaw. Instead his former principal, family and friends are...

A man is still recovering after he was viciously beaten by two men with golf clubs on Friday night in Chicago’s River West neighborhood....

After the highly-publicized firing of Dr. Allison Arwady, the Chicago Department of Public Health is moving forward under interim leadershi...

 Illinois’ current state flag has remained largely unchanged for more than a century, but Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently paved the wa...

An Illinois iLottery player has officially made history with a recent jackpot. The Illinois Lottery announced Monday that an iLottery p...

As the Chicago area braces for dangerously hot temperatures, some schools are making changes to battle the conditions, including one distri...

If you were looking to file a claim in the nationwide class-action Facebook privacy settlement, the deadline to do so is this week. The...

Chicago Public Schools on Monday is welcoming back more than 300,000 students as the district kicks off its 2023-2024 school year. “Our...

A man is in custody after a police officer was shot in suburban Bolingbrook overnight, ending an hours-long barricade situation that drew a...

Four teenagers were fatally shot and a fifth was wounded in neighborhoods across Cook County this past weekend — just days before the start...

Police in west suburban Bolingbrook were investigating a shooting that occurred late Sunday night near a busy intersection, according to of...

Viktor Hovland kept hitting every shot just the way he wanted on the back nine at Olympia Fields. Rory McIlroy was keeping his card and kep...