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It's that time of year when each of us will start asking the eternal question of how early you can start mowing your grass. In Illinois, there are specific laws you need to know about or you could be mowing yourself into a law-breaking fine. The most popular conversation I...

If you have an up-to-date home mortgage in Illinois, you are slowly becoming the exception and not the rule. Alarming new data shows foreclosure rates in Illinois are skyrocketing with no signs of slowing anytime soon. There's a new study that's just been shared by 24/7 Wall St that shows...

CHICAGO — A road rage incident on a Chicago expressway ramp devolved into gunfire and a one-vehicle crash that caused the victim’s car to burst into flames, leaving him critically injured, prosecutors said. Jesus Javier, 32, allegedly bragged to co-workers about what happened, and another co-worker who was...

The report found she was working nearly the same, and sometimes more, hours for her second job. She’s fired.

CHICAGO — A 16-time convicted burglar is back in jail this morning, accused of burglarizing two more businesses less than 48 hours after getting out of prison. In addition to his 16 burglary convictions, 58-year-old Vance Patton has been sent to prison for four other felonies, too. Patton was...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools on March 20 for alleged sex discrimination. Here's what we know. Why is the DOE launching these investigations? The investigations are...

CHICAGO (WLS) – A teenage boy is facing murder charges in Chicago. Police say he stabbed and beat his 16-year-old girlfriend to death in a park last week. The 15-year-old boy was ordered by a Cook County Juvenile Court judge on Monday to remain in custody. In court, a...

Chicago’s skyline stands as one of America’s most iconic urban panoramas, with its distinctive architectural silhouette stretching along Lake Michigan’s shoreline. The city’s rooftop bar scene offers more than just ... Read more

One lucky person in Illinois won the Mega Million $344 million jackpot, but big changes are coming to the game. Here's what to know.

Chicago Police Department officials acknowledged to WTTW News that officers failed to document 210,622 traffic stops in 2024, even as officials work to craft new rules that would limit the ability of officers to make certain kinds of stops. CPD officials reported officers made 295,846 traffic stops to the Illinois...