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Two people are in custody after a four-year-old boy riding inside a minivan was struck and critically injured by gunfire Wednesday in the ci...

A hot, muggy, and potentially stormy day is set for the Chicago area Thursday, with temperatures that could break a heat record followed by...

The chance for severe storms with “all weather hazards at play” loom over the Chicago area Thursday, along with high humidity and record-bre...

Online ticket marketplace Live Nation has announced the return of its annual $30 ticket promotion for summer concerts, including numerous sh...

Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the Vatican.Prevos...

A young boy is fighting for his life after he was critically injured in a McKinley Park shooting.According to Chicago police, the boy wa...

Charges have been filed in a startling scene caught on camera after a driver hit a 70-year-old golfer at a Chicago course.According to a...

The owners of a restaurant on Chicago’s Riverwalk say they’re being forced to walk away after the city didn’t renew their contract, raising...

On a sunny day in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Father Michael Pfleger marked his 50th anniversary in the priesthood—not with a cer...

A longstanding debate between Illinois lawmakers and the IHSA has been settled with a compromise on a new ‘Right to Play’ bill. The new...

A 12-year-old died after being swept away by floodwaters in Virginia, 200 people were rescued from a flooded school in Maryland and toppled...

The kitchen where deep dish pizza was invented can unsurprisingly be found in a Chicago kitchen, but where? There’s a lot of passion for...

Tragedy struck a North Park residence Tuesday in a fatal fire, but a postal worker may have helped save multiple lives with her quick thinki...

Welcome to Madison Square Wellness Center.The converted New Jersey garage, just across the river from the world’s most famous arena, is...

The Chicago Bears’ schedule for the 2025 season has not yet been released, but we’ve gotten bits and pieces of information about the slate....

An Indiana man wrote his own unexpectedly hilarious obituary before he died — an ending he says should come as no surprise to those who knew...

Multiple people were injured and a suspect is in custody after a head-on crash caused by a fleeing vehicle in suburban Bolingbrook.Accor...

A multi-vehicle crash near the Hinsdale Oasis has several lanes of Interstate 294 blocked and led to major backups in both directions for th...

A strip mall in Chicago’s southeastern suburbs has been ordered to shut down due to “severe code and fire safety violations,” according to v...

Much of the Chicago area is under a heightened risk for severe storms Thursday, which, if they develop, could pose a threat to concertgoers...

The skies over the Chicago area over the last few days have appeared hazy, with dense fog covering parts of the skyline in the mornings and...

A crash at an intersection near a popular suburban forest preserve has sparked a heavy police response as authorities urge drivers to avoid...

A nationwide outage is impacting U.S. passport verification, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. Giannoulias wro...

Video captured the startling scene as cars sped across a Chicago golf course moments before a golfer was struck and put in intensive care....

A 17-year-old student at Mather High School was shot and injured near the school in broad daylight Tuesday, in an incident that led to a bri...