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Summer is just around the corner, and as families plan nighttime gatherings outdoors, many may be wondering how susceptible the region is to...

Apple approved the Epic Games title Fortnite on Tuesday. The move immediately returns the first-person shooter game to the App Store for iPh...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is turning the tables on the Trump administration after the Department of Justice announced Monday it is launc...

A man has been charged with providing alcohol to a Pittsburgh Pirates fan who was critically injured in a fall onto the field at PNC Park du...

A new report revealed only one in four sunscreens safely protect you from the sun. The report, created by the Environmental Working Grou...

Severe weather is possible in parts of the Chicago area Tuesday evening, with “all severe hazards” possible. The National Weather Servic...

George Wendt, a Chicago-born actor most known for his role as Norm Peterson on “Cheers,” has died at 76, according to multiple reports.W...

America’s Roller Coast, Cedar Point, is officially open for the season, and thrill-seekers making their way to the Ohio amusement park are g...

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more...

A 15-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man were arrested in Naperville this weekend after two separate “large gatherings” drew hundreds of tee...

Multiple Chicago suburbs ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s “250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2025-26,” with four Chicago area commu...

When Mika Stambaugh went to the dermatologist for a simple skin check, she didn’t expect to leave that appointment with a gaping hole in her...

Debate over a transgender student’s win in a middle school girls track meet grew heated at a suburban school board meeting Monday.The tr...

Two female students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville died after an “isolated” incident inside a campus residence hall Monday, lead...

Chicago-area residents have been asked to reduce water use, including delaying showers and not doing laundry, as heavy rains fall across the...

Rain was pounding down across the Chicago area Tuesday, leading to soggy road conditions and thousands of power outages as heavy downpours a...

Lanes on westbound Interstate 88 in DuPage County were shut down and traffic was backing up for the busy Tuesday morning commute as police w...

An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second ex...

CHICAGO  –  High school hallways are full of memories.Several former students form Little Village Lawndale High School say theirs includ...

Chicago’s beloved Navy Pier has announced the schedule for an iconic summer tradition– weekly fireworks. The free fireworks show takes p...

A popular ice cream brand has recalled thousands of batches of product, including some in Illinois. Wells Enterprises, the Iowa-based ma...

Twenty-four hours after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proudly proclaimed the number of Black city officials he’s hired, officials with the T...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has announced she will not be running for a U.S. Senate seat in the next election despite strongly considering th...

A large dust storm swept through Illinois Friday, sparking the first-ever dust storm warning for Chicago as it led to numerous crashes and t...

A class-action lawsuit has accused Amazon of reversing or failing to issue refunds for certain returns, but what does that mean for customer...