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Kyle Hendricks, who won a World Series ring with the Chicago Cubs in 2016, will face his former team for the first time Sunday.Hendricks...

Brookfield Zoo is set to welcome a new animal to its facility later this year, as a female polar bear will make her debut in coming months....

A 22-year-old man was shot several times after a crash in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday morning.According to police, the m...

A man was stabbed in an alley by an unknown assailant Saturday in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.According to Chicago police, the 43...

Two young girls and a woman were left critically injured after a fiery crash on Chicago’s West Side early Saturday morning. Just before...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker responded to President Donald Trump’s statement regarding plans to send the National Guard to Chicago to cur...

First responders in Highland Park are searching for a missing swimmer who was last seen in the water near Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at Fo...

Joey Logano isn’t just a NASCAR winner — he’s making a difference off the track, too.The three-time Cup Series champion started the Joey...

An 83-year-old man recently returned to the hallways of his old middle school in west central Illinois, but he wasn’t there just to reminisc...

There are still several weeks left in summer, but fall isn’t too far away.The Chicago area is poised to get a taste of cooler temperatur...

Chicago police were searching for multiple suspects in a shooting outside a convenience store that left two people injured, authorities said...

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurologi...

An Air Canada flight bound for Las Vegas was diverted to Chicago late Friday night because of a disruptive passenger, the airline said....

Chicago police arrested a 17-year-old girl who stabbed and critically injured a woman during a fight near a CTA station in the city’s Greate...

Patrick Mahomes and the first-team Kansas City Chiefs offense were in midseason form in their preseason finale Friday night, scoring on each...

Unseasonably cool temperatures will arrive this weekend, giving Chicagoans a sample of fall weather before the season even begins.But th...

Mo’ne Davis admitted she was nervous ahead of her tryout for the Women’s Pro Baseball League.The former Little League sensation was amon...

What to KnowThe Justice Department has released transcripts from its recent interview with Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell....

What Springboard to Success scholarship recipient Taaj Reaves remembers of the moment she found out her dreams of college and law school wou...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city is taking President Donald Trump’s comments about sending in the National Guard to combat violen...

Residents in a northern suburb have encountered a foul smell in recent days, with park district officials attributing the odor to a fish kil...

Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied to the Justice Department witnessing any sexually inappro...

Residents in suburban Streamwood were asked to avoid parts of the area Friday afternoon as police investigate reports of shots fired.Str...

President Donald Trump said he plans to send the National Guard to Chicago next as part of his plans to curb violence in multiple U.S. citie...

Just one after classes were back in session for the 2025-26 school year in suburban Naperville, District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges sent...