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Lakina Mabins is a mother of five, working two jobs to make ends meet — and still, this month she’s graduating college at the top of her cla...

Noodles & Company, a popular fast-casual restaurant with hundreds of storefronts across the country, including dozens in Illinois, plans to...

A new salmonella outbreak involving cucumbers has led to another recall as investigators work to determine just how many were distributed in...

More details are coming to light after two college students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday were found dead inside a st...

Wednesday’s forecast for the Chicago area calls for another cloudy day, with foggy conditions, scattered showers and drizzle, and cool tempe...

Days after several young students were injured in an incident involving a substitute teacher in a fourth-grade classroom in south suburban C...

A former investigator who worked for more than 18 months looking into allegations of teacher misconduct inside Little Village Lawndale High...

The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain.Despite the current owner’s plans...

Tributes quickly poured in Tuesday afternoon after news broke of the death of Chicago-born actor George Wendt, who was best known for his ro...

Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus cras...

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...