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A teen boy was shot in the head and critically injured Thursday afternoon on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.

Michigan Avenue isn't the only Chicago-area location getting a Hello Kitty Cafe -- the adorable, viral shop is set to also open at a busy mall in the north suburbs. According to a press release from Westfield Old Orchard Mall, a Hello Kitty Cafe is "coming soon" to the Skokie mall. Hello Kitty Cafes are already open in

After a year of finger pointing between a private company and Cook County, property owners are finally getting property tax refunds.

One of the most recognizable restaurants at the popular Westfield Old Orchard Mall in the north suburbs is abruptly closing, with only one week left of operation. Fine dining restaurant The Capital Grille, which opened at the mall just three years ago, confirmed to NBC Chicago Thursday it will close its location at the

Jenny, a domestic violence and cancer survivor, says she paid up to $40,000 to implant dentist Dr. Paul Petrungaro for full-mouth reconstruction but was left with years of painful temporary dentures and unfinished treatment. FOX Chicago found Petrungaro had a long history of disciplinary actions, including suspensions,

The Chicago City Council voted 28-21 Wednesday to approve a measure designed to rid the Chicago Police Department of officers with ties to hate groups and far-right extremist organizations. The ordinance crafted by Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) bans officers from “actively participating” in extremist and anti-government

Cecilia Reed, a 58-year-old single mother on Chicago’s South Side, says caring for her 32-year-old son with cerebral palsy and scoliosis has become dangerous because their wheelchair lift frequently fails, forcing her to physically carry him up and down stairs. Although Illinois approved $13,815 in December 2025 for a.

A rabid bat was recently found in suburban Park Ridge, and now the Illinois Department of Public Health says someone was exposed.

Two adults and two kids were killed in a fire in Chicago on Wednesday morning that police say may have been set intentionally. "My family was a family, we stuck together," said Antonio Wilson, whose parents were two of the four people who were killed in the early morning fire that destroyed their home at 6204 S. Paulin

Chicago police have released video of a suspect in a deadly triple shooting on the East Side earlier this month.