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A Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation tow truck driver has been charged with stealing at least three vehicles while he was on the job.

For years, a trip to Chicago wasn't complete without a stop at this popular restaurant chain. Now longtime customers say the spot has taken a downward turn.

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Thursday morning after a man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting on the city’s far South Side overnight. Chicago police said the deadly shooting occurred just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening in the 11000 block of South Longwood in Morgan Park.

Cities that once stood as bulwarks of Black American community life, echoes of parades, family...

Illinois is home to some of the most beloved long-running Chinese restaurants in the Midwest, places where classic Chinese-American dishes and time-tested cooking styles have been served consistently for decades. These family-owned gems aren’t interested in reinventing the wheel. Instead, they’ve stuck to the core...

A 36-year-old woman was discovered fatally beaten last Friday in a parking lot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the 6700 block of South Western Avenue. She was found unresponsive shortly before 11:30 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities initially classified the case as a death inquiry.

Illinois knows how to do buffets right, especially when it comes to satisfying your sweet tooth. Forget saving room for dessert because at these incredible spots, the dessert station practically steals the spotlight from everything else on the line. From towering soft-serve machines to bakery-fresh pastries and...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the cooperation of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, and the City of Chicago have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and...

Esquire named two Illinois restaurants among the best new in America for 2025, spotlighting Chicago favorites Mirra and Pizz’amici.

Elected officials and Chicagoans concerned about misconduct by members of the Chicago Police Department now have a new way of keeping track of officers who have been repeatedly accused of wrongdoing, the city’s watchdog announced Wednesday. Chicago taxpayers paid $295 million between 2019 and 2024 to resolve lawsuits...