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A recovery mission is underway at Lake Michigan near Navy Pier after a boat in distress led to six people hospitalized and one person unacc...

Editor’s Note: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Porter County in Indiana until 5:45 a.m. Claps of thunder, flashes of lig...

If you like a good burger, our Food Guy says consider its cousin, the smashburger.Popular on the West Coast and downstate, these thinne...

A Chicago police officer shot in the hand in Englewood earlier this week following a traffic stop was shot by a fellow officer who was firi...

Former Northwestern University cheerleader Hayden Richardson says the recent lawsuits from athletes alleging sexual abuse and harassment re...

At the YWCA of Northwest Indiana, students are spending part of their summer camp indoors to take part in a new cooking class.It’s a ch...

A pit bull puppy found shot on Chicago’s West Side is proving that nothing can break his spirit — and in a promising turn of events, he is...

An Illinois golf course was ranked among the top 100 public golf course in the U.S. alongside several other Midwest spots, according to Gol...

Just over two months after taking office, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing pressure to follow through on a major campaign promise....

A plane with two people on board crashed near an airport in DeKalb Thursday afternoon, authorities said.The single-engine Cessna 177 cr...

Does sunscreen expire? What’s the best SPF? How should you really be storing your sunscreen? With a dangerous heat wave hitting the Chi...

A jury found a Green Bay woman guilty Wednesday of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various loc...

A 14-year-old boy faces 12 felony charges connected to several armed robberies early Tuesday on Chicago’s Near West and South Sides.The...

Summer is the peak travel season for Americans, but this year, many are not able to cross borders because of a massive passport processing...

The Windy City Fieldhouse facility in Logan Square, a neighborhood staple that has provided a space for families and people of all ages to...

A fire caused by an apparent natural gas explosion at a residential building in Oak Park has left one person injured and a dozen displaced,...

Hot and muggy weather is on the way for the Chicago area, and officials are urging residents to use caution when venturing outdoors in comi...

An air quality alert has been issued for Northwest Indiana, taking effect for the entirety of Thursday, according to the National Weather S...

Cook County residents continue to die of opioid overdoses at an unprecedented rate, with fatalities reaching an all-time high last year, ac...

Interstate 65 in Northwest Indiana is closed near Merriville and delays are expected due to a crash involving a tanker truck, the Indiana S...

A black Honda hit and killed a 69-year-old woman as it sped through a crosswalk at an Uptown neighborhood intersection Tuesday night and di...

Hours after morning severe thunderstorms brought heavy downpours, claps of thunder and winds as high as 70 miles-per-hour to multiple Chica...

Use the live interactive radar below to track what’s happening in your area. Full forecast here. As hot, humid and even hazy conditions...

More than three dozen actors from famous television shows and movie sets including Susan Sarandon, Beverly D’Angelo and more are set to des...

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood.The woman, 67, was crossing the street at a cr...