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The summer months in Chicago typically see increased shootings and homicides, so ahead of Memorial Day, city leaders laid out their summer s...

The sports world is reeling after two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch died suddenly Thursday at the age of 41. Busch had withdr...

Attorneys heard a stunning mea culpa from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Northern Illinois after prosecutors dropped all charges against the...

A 13-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head Wednesday afternoon in Chicago, authorities said....

The latest twists and turns in the Chicago Bears stadium saga have prompted the team to again emphatically say they only have two sites in m...

A phone scam caused the City of Aurora to lose nearly $1.1 million from city payroll bank accounts, officials said. A city employee fell...

Raymond Gordon says there was a time when he thought his life was over, but he’s turning tragedy into a way to help others heal. “I felt l...

Two planes clipped each other at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Thursday morning in an incident that is now under investigation by the Federal Avi...

With a long weekend ahead, many might be looking for a good movie to watch. Richard Roeper offers his take on one of Netflix’s newest re...

A federal judge has dismissed all remaining charges against remaining members of the so-called “Broadview Six.” U.S. District Judge April...

A suburban school was evacuated and major roadways closed due to “emergency activity” Thursday afternoon, police said. Addison police an...

While many Powerball players have set numbers they like to play, an Illinois resident’s willingness to shake things up paid off big time....

Suburban residents are being urged to take precautions after a bat tested positive for rabies in suburban Park Ridge. Officials in the cit...

The unofficial start to summer will begin on the chillier side, with Memorial Day weekend kicking off in the Chicago area with temperatures...

More fossils are coming to Chicago’s popular Field Museum — but there a bit different than the ones guests may expect. Starting Friday,...

The Hammond Police Department in northwest Indiana has activated an Amber alert for a six-month-old girl last seen early Thursday morning an...

One of the busiest travel periods of the year starts Thursday as Memorial Day weekend begins, with more than two million people expected to...

Two adults and two kids were killed in a fire in Chicago on Wednesday morning that police say may have been set intentionally. “My famil...

Shingle by shingle, Kris Markiewicz built a business of eco-friendly roofing tiles. In February of last year, Markiewicz says he became the...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has continued pushing for the Bears to build a new stadium in the city, but the team may have strengthened his...

A child was airlifted from an elementary school in a northwest suburb of Chicago after suffering a “traumatic” injury from a fall on Wednesd...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey has made it a point to change his rhetoric toward Chicago in his campaign, and he took anot...

A construction worker died after falling from a roof in a northwest suburb of Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Around 3...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has a tough message for parents of kids involved in teen takeovers – police will hold you accountable....

For Brad Serot, clipping into a road bike and hitting the pavement is personal, and it became a key emotional outlet for him. Now, he’s ho...