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Snow-covered roads, harsh winds and barely double-digit temperatures greeted Chicago-area residents Friday morning, as an Arctic air mass ex...

A Lake Villa man and his 9-year-old daughter were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide after the girl’s mother, who shared custody of th...

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

The hunger strike comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development take a closer l...

Lake Michigan experienced its second lowest January for average amount of ice cover last month.

A surefire plan for a COVID-safe, stay-at-home Super Bowl bash. Join together in disliking Tom Brady and cheer on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers o...

You probably know what snirt is even if you don’t know the word, Mary Schmich writes.

A 17-year-old boy who was arrested Thursday morning is facing murder charges after a fatal shooting outside a Rogers Park CTA station in Sep...

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois was one of 11 Republicans to cross party lines Thursday and support Democrats in stripping GOP Rep. Mar...

Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her...

A Boston-based flutist lost a $22,000 flute made of gold and silver on the Blue Line. He got it back nearly a week later.

Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval to Rockford Hard Rock casino despite investigation of lead developer’s prior deal

About 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines that will be redirected from long-term care facilities to CVS Health stores won’t be distributed in the Chica...

A group of alderman and union officials on Thursday demanded the city of Chicago move public library workers up the vaccine line, arguing th...

Three South Side aldermen called Thursday for the Postal Service to fix big delays in mail delivery. Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, who represent...

Prosecutors again ask for higher bond for Kenosha protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, saying he thinks “rules do not apply to him”

Two friends were wounded during a shooting that started outside a University Village bar and ended on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Wednesday...

Prominently situated near Chinatown’s main gate on Wentworth Avenue, the family business owes more than $184,000 in rent, according to a cou...

An elderly couple died in a house fire in Arlington Heights Thursday morning.

Ice formations known as pancake ice appear in Lake Michigan waters.

Last week, as social media-inspired speculation lifted the stock prices of widely belittled companies like GameStop and BlackBerry to dazzli...

One year after a heated debate over a Super Bowl halftime show, it’s dispiriting to see another round of scolding and shunning when a woman...

Illinois public health officials eased coronavirus restrictions in a southwest region that includes Monroe and Clinton counties Thursday, me...

A 29-year-old man was arrested Saturday after Chicago police say they identified him as the person who shot a 19-year-old man in the Humbold...

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