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A storm system expected to bring blizzard conditions to the Chicago area in coming days with temperatures expected to be around 11 degrees Christmas Eve, the…
There’s cold, and then there’s Soldier Field-in-late-December cold. Bear weather, they call it.AdvertisementFor those unfamiliar with the phrase, many — including iconic coach Mike Ditka —…
As the snow started to fall across Chicago on Thursday, with the promise of pounding wind and plummeting temperatures to come later, a group of neighbors…
An off-duty Chicago police officer was found dead in an apparent suicide Thursday morning, officials said, making him at least the third officer from the department…
Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who…
With snow falling, and temperatures expected to drop drastically in the next couple of hours, Chicagoans are making last-minute preparations for the holiday weekend as cancellations…
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday that Illinois shrank by an estimated 104,000 residents from 2021 to 2022, a contraction surpassed only by New York and…
A Chicago woman who underwent a double amputation after she was struck by a boat in the “Playpen” over the summer on Wednesday filed a lawsuit…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged residents to get vaccinated and boosted as the Christmas holiday approaches and noted that the city will issue a mask advisory…
WASHINGTON — The House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists…