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Outfit-connected restaurateur Gigi Rovito has potential new legal problems even beyond the gambling and extortion charges he faces in northwest Indiana. At issue this week are questions about claims made by the Burr Ridge celebrity chef in his effort to be freed on bond from federal custody. "Thou shall not...

A CTA bus driver was kidnapped at knifepoint early Wednesday morning on Chicago's Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. - The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office released dashboard camera video from a multi-county chase that ended with the arrests of two people from Illinois earlier this month. Multi-county chase. The backstory:. On May 8, Fond du Lac County deputies were called about a...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced he's going to Rome to meet Pope Leo XIV -- and he's bringing with him an unexpected gift, the mayor told NBC 5 in an exclusive interview Wednesday. Affectionately known as "Da Pope," the meeting, set for May 28, will mark Johnson's first visit...

A six-figure ethics tab just landed on former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas, after the city’s Board of Ethics ruled his campaign took in a pile of cash from people doing business with City Hall. The Chicago Board of Ethics on Tuesday ordered Vallas to pay $214,000 after finding...

The University of Chicago is joining other top universities in offering free tuition for undergraduate students whose families make under $250,000 a year, the school announced Wednesday as part of an initiative to make the college affordable for middle- and upper-middle-income families. Starting in fall 2027, students

When Chicago police rolled up on an attempted smash-and-grab burglary at a Lincoln Park liquor store in November 2024, the crew escaped in multiple getaway vehicles. But they left one man behind. Now, that man, who was on parole at the time, is headed to federal prison for carrying a gun during the heist.

The country is full of good pizzerias, but Dave Portnoy has declared this New England pizza joint that serves bar-style, hand-made pizzas as the best.

Trying to plan your next trip also needs to include a look at local traffic conditions at your destination. So which U.S. city has the slowest traffic? Most of you might pick Los Angeles — and yes, the traffic there is terrible, but it’s not the worst U.S. city.

One local woman says she waited almost 300 days for a recall-related repair on her truck.