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WPIX New York and KTLA Los Angeles also hit with staff cuts, drawing the attention of SAG-AFTRA. Fresh off of laying off nine employees at WGN-TV Monday, Nexstar made even more cuts on Wednesday, announcing layoffs at its KTLA Los Angeles and WPIX New York (which it operates through Mission Broadcasting)

Layoffs at major local television stations in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago are cutting newsroom jobs as one of the nation's largest broadcasters reshapes its operations. Newsweek contacted Nexstar Media Group, the company behind the layoffs, for comment via email outside of regular working hours. Why It Matters....

NORTHBROOK, IL — Starting in a small California health food store in 1960, Back to Nature has been crafting nutritional remakes of popular American snacks for decades. The brand’s products are made without artificial flavors, synthetic colors, high-fructose corn syrup or GMOs. Following its recent rebrand, Back to...

After years of silence, one historic concert venue is ready to reclaim its spot in the heart of the community.

Illinois may be landlocked, but that has never stopped its residents from obsessing over seriously fresh, seriously delicious seafood. Across Illinois, small seafood counters and roadside fish stands keep traditions alive with recipes that rarely change and portions that never feel stingy. I have gone out of my way...

Hundreds of Cook County and Chicago high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.

A federal jury has found that disgraced former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara coerced a confession and manipulated evidence in a 1989 murder case, awarding $750,000 to a former Latin Kings gang member who spent 17 years in prison for the crime. After a three-week trial that featured Guevara invoking...

A local father was fatally shot inside a Lawndale apartment building on Jan. 18 while visiting Chicago with his two sons, and authorities are offering a $10,000 reward as the investigation continues with no arrests made.

Two day care workers have been accused of attacking seven children.

Residents of Illinois have been advocating for a passenger rail line connecting Chicago to Moline . For the past 20 years, politicians have been working to restore this service, which has been unavailable since 1978 when the Quad Cities Rocket ceased operations on the Rock Island Railroad. The new Illinois train...