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U.S. cyclosporiasis cases are climbing in Illinois and other states. Find the symptoms, the hardest-hit states and foods previously linked to the illness.

There are people out there who’d swipe left on Hinge if they could turn back time. Christian Cooks (@christiancooks99) from Chicago thought he was going on a pleasant date with a woman he met on the app. But their date ended before they could even have a meal together after the woman told him to […]

Overnight gunfire rattled the Garfield Ridge neighborhood early Sunday when two women were shot on a Southwest Side block, Chicago police said. The shooting happened around 12:38 a.m. in the 5100 block of West 44th Street. An unknown attacker opened fire from a distance in the direction of the women, according to polic

The internet is very mad at me right now, guys. I was walking along Lake Michigan yesterday and was thrilled to see how many people were enjoying the beautiful vibes of Chicago summer. And if you're a Chicago resident, then you're fully aware that people will just lay out on the concrete next to the water if it's nice

Essex residents are raising concerns after Constellation Energy purchased more than 700 acres near the village, fueling speculation about a possible data center. Community members are questioning land sales involving former village board members and want more transparency about Constellation's plans and the annexation

LAKEVIEW EAST — Stella’s Diner has been temporarily shut down after city inspectors found an active cockroach infestation and a number of other sanitation and maintenance violations during a late June inspection. The diner’s closure comes less than a month after The Bagel, the nearby Jewish deli that’s...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Chicago Public Schools notified 162 central and citywide employees Friday that they will be laid off, the district confirmed Monday. Half of the employees work for central office departments that focus on districtwide polic

WHITING, Ind. — A railroad conductor from Toledo died when he was hit by a train while working in northwest Indiana. Scott Shoemaker, 57, of the 2200 block of Portsmouth Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident that was reported at 3:52 a.m. Thursday, along the Norfolk Southern tracks in the Whiting are

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago man and a suburban woman are each facing a felony gun charge after they were arrested in separate incidents on the same day, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. CTA station arrest. The backstory:. The first arrest happened around 2:20 p.m. on July...

While pizza, hot dogs, ribs and rice balls were gobbled up at Taste of Chicago in Grant Park, the city’s school system got many fest goers nostalgic. Chicago Public Schools’ alum from the 1960s through the late ’90s got CPS butter cookies in cafeterias throughout the district.