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Some Logan Square residents who lost sleep this summer because of a dozen college students from Ireland renting a home are glad to see them gone.
The Chicago Teachers Unions said the school funding plan agreement reached Thursday night is a reverse robin hood scheme.
Judge denies motion to release Nevest Coleman, convicted of a 1994 rape and murder, saying the investigation needs to continue.
Forensic evidence may prove Thursday in court that Nevest Coleman and Darrell Fulton did not commit the 1994 rape and murder of a woman in Englewood, they were convicted for.
Lottery machines across the county are in overdrive as a chance at a $700-million jackpot is at stake in Wednesday night's drawing - the second largest in U.S. history.
At the eleventh hour the Speaker of Illinois scrapped plans to try and override the Governor's veto of a school funding plan.
Three police officers were among four people injured in a house fire early Tuesday in north suburban Grayslake.
Two teenage boys were in custody Tuesday morning, after crashing a car they stole at gunpoint on the South Side.
For years, the six-way intersection of Damen, Fullerton, and Elston was considered one of the busiest and most dangerous in Chicago.
A heartbroken crowd gathered outside Trump Tower to denounce the violence in Virginia.
Officers responded to a home near 194th and Minerva around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and found a man and a woman dead on the second floor.
The manager found what he thought was a cell phone on the floor, but when he looked closer, he found out it was a hidden camera.
Lollapalooza was set to resume Friday, after storms brought an early end to the first day of the festival.
The effects from Thursday night's thunderstorms were still being felt Friday morning at Midway and O'Hare airports.
The penny-per-ounce tax means a two-liter bottle of soda will cost 67 extra cents, and a 12-pack of 12-ounce cans will cost an extra $1.44.
Kevin Hood had just opened his newest business a few weeks ago, and was still celebrating the grand opening Friday night, when he was slain.
Gov. Bruce Rauner has not spelled out exactly how he would change the legislation before sending it back to the Senate.
The Fox looks angry, flowing swiftly past the riverside intersection of Center and Willow Streets, which the swollen river has consumed.
The flooded Fox River and Des Plaines River began receding in recent days, but will rise at least somewhat Thursday with more rain falling.
Police said the Leroy Moore was walking out of a store at 71st and State around 8:20 p.m. when shots rang out and he was struck in the chest
Residents in Fox Lake have been hit hard by significant flooding after last week's storms.
Days of anxiety are coming to a head, as people living along the Fox River are bracing for the water to crest.
In many northern suburbs, residents already are stressed to the max trying to protect their homes and belongings from the floods.
Many areas in the north suburbs remained flooded Thursday morning, and rivers were still rising, leaving businesses and homeowners on alert.
From guest appearances to his latest hits, watch parties for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance were held across Chicago.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
An Illinois State Police squad car was struck and damaged on Route 53 in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Some observers speculated the pontiff might travel to the United Nations general assembly since he's been so outspoken about several world conflicts.
Video captured the moment as the ride called the "Tsunami" falls with dozens of people onboard.
Highs will primarily be in the upper 30s and lower 40s, giving way to a good February thaw.
Dragon and lion dances helped usher in the year of the horse, known or energy, passion, and action in the Chinese zodiac.
Crews were back out on Sunday to fix the break at 143rd and Page Avenue. It was found after crews on Saturday repaired a separate water main break at 143rd and Marshfield.
A mother and her boyfriend will appear at a detention hearing on Monday after her 8-year-old son was found dead in their home from apparent abuse and malnourishment.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl. Get live updates here.
From guest appearances to his latest hits, watch parties for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance were held across Chicago.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Not sure where to watch the 2026 Super Bowl live? There are multiple ways to watch the game for free today. Here's how.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
A woman was in custody after another woman was slashed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this weekend.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
