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Over 1,500 Verizon outages were reported across the Chicago area Saturday, with tens of thousands more nationwide.According to the websi...

From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American...

A young child was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after getting run over by a lawn mower on Saturday afternoon in northwest...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday, unleashing a plan to counter a looming federal immigration crackdown an...

Authorities were investigating after a body was recovered early Saturday morning from Lake Michigan near Chicago’s Monroe Harbor, police sai...

Editor’s note: Watch the mayor’s remarks in the player above. The signing is expected to begin at noon.Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is...

Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question...

A portion of the Kennedy Expressway was shut down on Saturday morning following a crash on Chicago’s Northwest side, authorities said.Th...

A shooting inside a South Shore apartment building late Friday night left one woman dead and a second injured, authorities said.The inci...

If you’re planning to attend an outdoor gathering or do some grilling this Labor Day weekend, you’re in luck; near-perfect conditions, compl...

The McHenry County Department of Health is investigating after two people and an animal were exposed to a rabid bad in northwest suburban Ca...

One day after Chicago Public Schools approved a $10.2 billion budget, Chicago City Hall released its outlook ahead of budget season, reveali...

Illinois State University announced changes to its tailgating rules ahead of the start of the upcoming football season.Tailgating will n...

Joe Jonas scored some new threads at a local vintage shop while in the Chicago area for the recent Jonas Brothers concert. Vintage House...

Naval Station Great Lakes, a U.S. military base in Chicago’s suburbs, could be used to assist ICE operations as the Trump administration gea...

The White House is planning to stage military forces and federal agents in a northern Chicago suburb as early as next week, but will that in...

Police in suburban Joliet asked residents to avoid an area where police and fire officials were investigating a report of shots fired Friday...

Numerous popular “Saturday Night Live” cast members and writers have announced they won’t be returning to the show for its 51st season.T...

A popular Italian deli in the northwest suburbs just landed on Yelp’s list of the “Top 100 Sandwich Shops” in the nation for 2025, with two...

A popular vacation spot near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin was under a “do not drink order” after high levels of nitrite were found in the drinking...

The Chicago area is home to the safest and wealthiest suburb in the U.S., according to a new ranking, and two other Chicago suburbs also mad...

Do you have a hard time finding news from sources you trust? Google launched a new feature to help. Called preferred sources, the new se...

Have you bought a Powerball ticket yet for Saturday’s drawing? The jackpot is inching closer to the $1 billion mark, ranking as the six-larg...

One of Chicago’s most iconic roads this weekend will shut down to cars and instead open up to thousands of cyclists as part of the popular “...

Jim DiBernardo swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco when he was in his 40s.At 71 years old, he’s gonna do it again.“I am ready...