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Grower George Richardson says his farm has well over 100,000 trees on its property, but still not enough to feed demand.
Doctor Allison Arwady, Commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) said currently fewer than 20% of Chicago kids under age five have gotten their COVID boosters.
Through the program, Cook County will send the $500 monthly checks to 3,250 residents for two years.
In each case, two to four people jump out of a car, flash guns, and demand the victims' money and car keys.
Larry Farmer brings a lot of experience to the sideline, even if this is his first time coaching high school basketball.
Imagine riding your bike through three states in just one day.
Wisconsin law requires children as young as 10 to be charged as adults for certain serious crimes, though the boy's attorneys can seek to move the case to juvenile court.
Winter snow is coming soon and the city of Chicago says it's ready.
Two people are dead and another is wounded in separate shootings just minutes apart on the city's North Side Wednesday night.
"People will always occasionally say 'thank you for your service,' but to see someone actually put that 'thank you' into actual deeds, it's beyond mind-blowing," Army veteran Edward Ollarvia said
Police say three men entered the bank and approached the teller – demanding money and brandishing an unknown-style firearm.
Police Supt. David Brown issued the summary closure order for Vera's Lounge, after deeming the nightclub poses a threat to public safety.
A Gurnee man is facing charges after traveling to meet and engage in sexual acts with an underage girl.
Head to the Lincoln Park Zoo website to get tickets.
A 14-year-old boy was identified by students to school staff that he was armed with a firearm.
"I can't believe my steering wheel is still attached to my car," and "I can't live like this anymore." Those are the sentiments from one West Side driver because of traffic gridlock caused by three recent bridge closures.
A federal judge in Chicago has ordered immigration agents in Chicago to wear body cameras on duty, after raising concerns about agents' use of tear gas against protesters.
South suburban Harvey is preparing to shut down parts of city government as a result of mounting financial problems. Harvey Mayor Chris Clark called a special city council meeting Thursday evening to discuss an ordinance to seek assistance from the state by declaring Harvey a "financially distressed city" under Illinois state law.
First-time head coach Ben Johnson called Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen a "godsend" as he leans on an assistant who's been in the hot seat before. Johnson might be picking Allen's brain even more this week with some familiar faces coming to town on Sunday.
Spend the afternoon with Marissa Perlman at Oak Lawn Community High School for this week's School Spotlight.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to buy the city's Greyhound bus station in the West Loop to avoid its possible closure.
Lawmakers have a busy summer of negotiations ahead of them with pressure from both the governor's office and their constituents to craft data center regulations that stakeholders and legislators can live with.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
Lawyers for the "Broadview Six" are trying to uncover communication between the White House and Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office regarding prosecutorial misconduct in their now-dismissed case.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
The Simple Good is a Chicago nonprofit that is aimed at supporting young people and their mental health through art programming.
Severe storms with the risk of flash flooding and tornadoes will move through the Chicago area in two waves Wednesday.
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and they say the way to do so is by punishing parents. Lauren Victory reports.
A member of the City Council is pushing to rename Northerly Island, the lakefront park and nature preserve which was once home to Meigs Field airport, after Chicago native Pope Leo XIV.
After her husband's dementia diagnosis, Emma Heming Willis launched a women's health advocacy journey.
The City Council on Wednesday voted down the latest bid by Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) to hold parents responsible for teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago.
Flooding is now the greatest widespread threat from two rounds of strong storms that will move through the Chicago area Wednesday.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago area native, died Wednesday.
Chicago police say the suspect broke into two homes a day apart earlier this month.
An animal rescue group in northwest Indiana is helping care for dozens of guinea pigs, many of which are pregnant, after they were rescued from what police said was a squalid home on Tuesday morning.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
Former NHL player Kyle Calder has died at age 47. The Alberta native spent a majority of his 10 years in the league with Chicago and also played for Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles and Anaheim.
The Chicago Bulls have officially named Tiago Splitter as their new head coach.
Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot to center field off Michael Lorenzen.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
