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The kickoff for the NFC Championship Game between the Bears and the Green Bay Packers is just four days away, but beforehand, there will be a little dancing.
Gasoline prices in Illinois are the highest they've ever been for this time of year, with no relief in sight.
The biggest sellers this week might not be stocks on Wall Street, but tickets to this Sunday's Bears-Packers match-up at Soldier Field.
A north suburban martial arts teacher has begun to offer free classes to children who have been the targets of bullies in their schools and neighborhoods.
Now that Gov. Pat Quinn has signed the Illinois income tax hike into law, you will soon see the effects in your paychecks, and you're going to owe for the first two weeks of the year too.
More than a dozen inmates on Illinois' death row would still be eligible to be put to death, even if Gov. Pat Quinn signs into law a repeal of the death penalty.
Chicago school officials will hear from the public over the next few days on whether there should be seven new charter school campuses in the city.
Police found a grenade and several other weapons overnight in a basement apartment in the Park Manor neighborhood.
A woman reportedly is considering contacting a lawyer, after a northwest suburban bar kicked her out because she's pregnant.
An Indiana State Trooper was injured in a hit-and-run accident Monday night along the Indiana Toll Road.
An Illinois business group survey suggests there will be more jobs to be had in Illinois this year than last.
Police in south suburban Riverdale are asking for the public's help in finding a man who sexually attacked two teenage girls last week.
Lawmakers in Springfield still cannot come to an agreement on whether to increase the state income tax before the new Illinois General Assembly is sworn in later this week.
A police chase from the city to the western suburbs last night had a most unusual start.
The Kane County sheriff has called for an investigation into detainee Husan Smith's hellish ordeal: being abandoned nearly a day without food, water or bathroom facilities.
Police in Northwest Indiana are on the lookout for a shooter, responsible for shattering five vehicle windows, including two school buses.
Police in Northwest Indiana are on the lookout for a shooter, responsible for shattering five vehicle windows, including two buses.
An Elgin man abandoned overnight in the Kane County courthouse last month is reportedly considering suing the county.
An annual study of where in this country people are moving from, and to, finds that Illinois and other Great Lakes states continue to be places more people want to see in their rearview mirrors.
No one was injured when a Greyhound bus burst into flames on a Chicago-to-Minneapolis trip overnight.
Scientists say they have more proof the dreaded Asian carp is advancing on Lake Michigan.
If there is a Taste of Chicago next summer, it may leave some people with a sour taste when they find out how much it'll cost to attend.
The way we watch TV is starting to scare the people who bring us programming and movies – especially broadcast, cable and satellite providers.
Your ride into 2011 may be a little bumpy in the Chicago area, all because of the warmer weather we're getting today and tomorrow.
The new hospital being built along the side of the Eisenhower Expressway on the Near West Side still is a year away from completion, but it's been the source of curiosity for months.
Police closed portions of DuSable Lake Shore Drive for hours to try to limit more people from accessing the beach.
Chicago police said officers were on foot in the area dispersing a large crowd on Sunday just before 3:30 a.m. when the crash occurred.
Illinois State Police said that the driver was allegedly traveling in the right lane when the front of her vehicle struck the rear end of a truck-tractor semi-trailer.
On Memorial Day, planes and flags fly for the fallen as a crowd gathers for the annual ceremony at the cemetery.
Chicago police say the suspect allegedly drove at a high rate of speed, crashing into an SUV, killing a 64-year-old woman who was a passenger inside.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the ballroom is "being constructed for the physical safety and security of all Presidents, their families, staff, Foreign Dignitaries, and guests."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson got a warm sendoff Sunday as he prepares for a trip to the Vatican.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
Senator Dick Durbin has fired former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenberg from her role as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct with the grand jury in the Broadview Six case.
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.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
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.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago already has one of Stephen Colbert's old desks, and now it will receive the whole "Late Show" set.
A large police presence was at the beach for another gathering of what appeared to be hundreds of teens, just blocks from the Museum of Science and Industry.
Recent videos online show Chicago police officers escorting street vendors in the Loop and confiscating their merchandise. One expert says there seems to be an uptick in enforcement, whereas usually vendors were mostly left alone.
The pope says that while the technology is a dazzling human achievement, it could possibly fuel conflict, weaken truth, and turn people into data points if misused.
Little to no rainfall is in sight through the end of the month. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Spouses, parents, and children at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery spent Memorial Day honoring loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Police closed portions of DuSable Lake Shore Drive for hours to try to limit more people from accessing the beach.
On Memorial Day, planes and flags fly for the fallen as a crowd gathers for the annual ceremony at the cemetery.
Chicago police said officers were on foot in the area dispersing a large crowd on Sunday just before 3:30 a.m. when the crash occurred.
Chicago's lakefront is officially open for the summer season, with thousands heading to the beaches this Memorial Day.
Illinois State Police said that the driver was allegedly traveling in the right lane when the front of her vehicle struck the rear end of a truck-tractor semi-trailer.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox stopped Minnesota's four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins.
Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
With a loaded roster back, the St. Laurence High School baseball team is primed for what they hope is another long playoff run as the No. 1 seed beginning Wednesday at home.
Rafael Devers hit San Francisco's third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5.
Freshman Gabriella McCollester scored a career-high four goals for Northwestern in a win over North Carolina in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse national championship.
Burglars struck a liquor store in the South Chicago community on Chicago's South Side in a crash-and-grab early Monday morning.
A man was expected in court Monday on charges that he shot and killed a family member last week in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
The chief of police in New Chicago, Indiana, stood accused Sunday of selling a pawn shop a gun that was being held as evidence and then trying to have it bought back, among other allegations.
Chicago police detectives on Sunday were investigating multiple shootings and other violent incidents stemming from gatherings of teens this Memorial Day weekend.
A woman was sexually assaulted in the LaBagh Woods forest preserve on Chicago's Northwest Side this weekend, and police were asking for help from the public in finding the attacker.
