A crossing guard helped a child safely cross a flooded road caused by a water main break in Chicago, even retrieving a lost ...

Editor’s note: This is the 635th in a series of articles recalling Huntington people and places. The advent of the cell phone wrote a death warrant for the thousands of pay phones that once dotted the ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

Illinois lawmakers appeared unmoved Thursday by the Chicago Bears’ decision to consider building a new stadium in Indiana, expressing skepticism about the move and downplaying it as the organization’s ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Another day, another victim. This time, WGN Investigates has learned a woman lost $45,000 in a so-called tap and pay scam, which are relatively new but expanding throughout Chicago.

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Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. The Eater Awards shine a spotlight on the restaurants and chefs who are ...

CHICAGO — With one month left in the year, Chicago is on track to have the lowest number of annual murders in more than a decade. Newly released crime numbers show 390 people were murdered through the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As Chicago digs its way out of a record-breaking winter storm, the next chance for snow is Monday evening. The weekend winter storm brought snow totals to Chicago and Rockford that ...

The city of Chicago is no stranger to strange weather events and unique phenomena, but this weekend’s snowstorm added to that lore. The powerful storm dumped seven or more inches of snow across the ...

Seven people, ages 13 to 17 were shot at a downtown gathering by the Chicago Theatre. A second shooting left a man dead and another teenager in serious condition. By Francesca Regalado and Jonathan ...