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A Chicago woman was hospitalized with a severe gastrointestinal infection after eating a Wendy’s double cheeseburger she claims was “contaminated with Campylobacter and other illness producing bacteria,” according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent . In her complaint, Roxie Ellis Douglas, 68, says the cam

In an effort to accelerate power restoration work, ComEd dispatched more than 60 employees to northwest Indiana on Saturday to assist NIPSCO crews. Thousands of residents are still without power nearly two weeks after severe storms.

R&B is alive. That message was clear Friday night at Soldier Field as Usher Raymond and Chris Brown brought The R&B Tour to Chicago for a celebration of music, love, emotion and two catalogs that have helped define generations of R&B. And just in case you missed the cleverness in...

Three black storage boxes, a duffel bag, and a garbage bag filled with meth were pulled from a truck cab after it crossed into New Jersey. The 260-pound seizure, worth over $6 million, is the largest in state history.

Former employees of the Tyson Foods plant that closed in Joslin rallied outside the plant on Friday afternoon. They were joined by supporters in a call for action. About 2,500 people lost their jobs when the company closed the plant without notice. Some workers had been there for more than 30 years.

Every day, thousands of people cross the DuSable Bridge, but there’s a place hidden underneath that few people know about.

If you marvel over the macabre, or just crave the curious, a small store on the North Side of Chicago might be just the place for you.

There’s a special kind of joy in stumbling onto a Mexican spot in Illinois that turns out way better than the plain sign outside would ever suggest. Maybe it’s the salsa that makes you close your eyes, or a taco so good you start planning your next visit before you’ve finished the first bite.

Chicago FBI's cyber squad is on the front lines of a digital war against an international cyber mafia.

HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health. The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infect