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Chicagoans driving in the downtown area may encounter street closures this Memorial Day weekend.Because of the Sueños Festival, which ta...

With unusually cold temperatures in the forecast to begin Memorial Day weekend, Illinois’ largest water park is pushing back the start of it...

The saga over where the Chicago Bears will build their stadium could finally come to a head next week, the final week of the spring legislat...

A juvenile boy was taken into custody by the Will County Sheriff on Friday in connection to a threat made against a school in the area, auth...

Residents at a historic campground in suburban Des Plaines will be forced from their homes following an agreement reached between the city a...

A 22-year-old Chicago man allegedly shot a sheriff’s deputy inside a northwest Indiana hospital emergency room on Friday morning, critically...

A 15-year-old girl is facing arson charges after the Kane County Cougars’ team bus was destroyed in a fiery blaze early Thursday morning whi...

A Rock Island line Metra train struck a vehicle in Morgan Park on Friday while heading into the city, officials said. Around 1:30 p.m.,...

In his final NASCAR win before his shocking death, Kyle Busch left fans with a chilling comment that now has many questioning. The sudde...

Fast-casual restaurant Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen announced on Friday it is exiting the U.S. market and closing all operations across th...

An incident at a northwest Indiana hospital has sparked a heavy police response and closed part of the hospital Friday morning. Just aft...

A popular children’s YouTuber known as Danny Go! revealed on Friday that his 14-year-old son has passed away. Daniel Coleman, the creato...

A popular Chicago-area pizza chain is offering a new discount — and it’s all tied to gas prices. Giordano’s Pizza on Friday began what i...

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the services as soon as they begin. Watch live in the player above.A Chicago firefighter w...

Rushing to get back to Chicago to see his daughter’s talent show and be home for his son’s birthday, one suburban dad’s journey home turned...

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...