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Editor’s Note: The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago officially opens to the public on Juneteenth, with a star-studded grand opening cere...

NOTE: A live stream of the festivities will appear in the player above starting at 8 a.m. CT. The event itself will kick off at 11 a.m. This...

Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening the highly anticipated, $850 million pres...

A 21-year-old man who said he burned a cross in Chicago’s Grant Park earlier this month is now facing hate crime charges in the case.Chi...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report.A man is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he...

The Chicago City Council has approved the purchase of a Greyhound bus terminal that had been at risk of closure. In a 38-10 vote on Wedn...

Body camera video that captured the moments leading up to the deadly shooting of Chicago Police Officer Ella French in 2021 was released on...

A former south suburban police officer was sentenced June 8 to more than five years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to ste...

There’s hope that new federal legislation could one day help find a cure for polycystic kidney disease (PKD), one of the most common genetic...

A major crash snarled traffic on the inbound Kennedy Expressway Wednesday afternoon, with a metal beam reportedly hanging above lanes from a...

Though the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago opens to the public this week, anyone who hasn’t yet scored tickets will have to wait at lea...

While forecasts had initially warned of the potential for devastating tornadoes in the Chicago area Wednesday, it appears the threat is shif...

The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Il...

Former NHL player Kyle Calder died Monday. He was 47.His daughter Madison announced her father’s death in a social media post. The Los A...

“Torrential” downpours and a high flash flooding risk Wednesday led Chicago officials to issue an “overflow action alert,” advising resident...

New maps show the risk levels for severe weather and tornadoes Wednesday in the Chicago area. The images from the Storm Prediction Cente...

The Chicago area Wednesday will see two rounds of storms, starting with heavy downpours during the morning commute and severe weather chance...

Severe weather chances with “torrential” downpours and the chance for intense tornadoes, golf-ball size hail and destructive winds will move...

Two rounds of strong to severe storms are set to move into the Chicago area Wednesday, with golf ball-sized hail, destructive winds up to 80...

Target’s “Summer Treat Truck” will make a stop in a Chicago suburb as part of a nationwide tour giving away free ice cream, the company anno...

Two people were killed by carbon monoxide in northwest Indiana when they tried to use a generator after losing power in the aftermath of sto...

The sudden closing of Queen of Martyrs School took many Evergreen Park families by surprise, with the institution having been open for more...

Multiple high school girls flag football coaches said they’re frustrated after the Illinois High School Association shortened the upcoming f...

The Chicago Bears’ stadium saga remains ongoing, and while the team has said they’re focused on the state of Indiana in their current plans,...

Authorities identified the teenager who died after he was involved in a collision with a driver in suburban Franklin Park while riding an e-...