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Jim Lee, Richard Laumeyer, and Arthur Porter are three of the longest-tenured employees at Ford's Chicago Stamping Plant, with a combined 195 years of service, and have adapted to the changing automation of the factory over the decades.

After 30 years, the owners of The Hideout have sold the club to performer and former staffer Teri O'Brien. Why it matters: The club has served as a beacon for small, independent Chicago venues, with owners Tim and Katie Tuten and partners Mike and Jim Hinchsliff helping support emerging artists and other clubs...

More than 800 union workers were locked out of the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, at midnight Thursday morning after the company and the union could not reach a contract agreement following months of negotiations.

A 44-year-old man has been charged with randomly attacking a woman outside the Chicago Board of Trade building, making him the latest defendant linked to a growing number of so-called “Loop Puncher” incidents in the downtown area. Thomas Knighten is accused of hurling a bottle at a 23-year-old...

A viral video showing a Chicago, Illinois, woman dealing with squatters invading her home has set the Internet on fire. “Hello, hello, Chicago police!” the officers who came along with the woman to remove the squatters announced as they walked into the house, as seen in the video posted on X. The clip was being...

Cook County’s manufacturing scene is buzzing this month, with solid openings for machinists, warehouse pros, and hands-on builders. Whether you’re after steady full-time work or flexible contract gigs, there’s something here for every skill level.

A Chicago man is heading to federal prison after orchestrating a massive $1.55M fraud scheme involving SNAP benefits.

CHICAGO - Funeral services have been scheduled for a Chicago firefighter who died after being injured while battling a fire earlier this week on the city’s Far North Side. Funeral arrangements for 32-year-old Michael Altman are as follows:. Visitation. Held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 26...

Chicago is loud about pizza and hot dogs, but its Italian bakeries quietly do the real magic. In Illinois, these places run on early mornings, flour-dusted counters, and recipes that haven’t needed updating in decades. One bite of a crisp cannoli or a still-warm loaf can flip a bad...

HINSDALE, Ill. — A 24-year-old man with cognitive disabilities has been missing since Sunday and police are asking for help from anyone with information about where he may be. Bryan Vega was last seen Sunday around 10 a.m. near his home in the 5600 block of S. Washington in...