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Thriller night is coming to Chicago this Halloween—and you can be a part of the action! A massive flash mob inspired by Michael Jackson’s iconic 1982 hit single will take over the Northalsted neighborhood and registration is open now. Here’s everything to know about the event and where to sign up. Thriller flash mob 20

A woman was struck by a cement truck in the west Chicago suburb of Oak Park on Wednesday morning, and went on to die.

A strengthening El Niño could affect fall leaf color in the Chicagoland area, according to experts at The Morton Arboretum. El Niño is a warming of the Pacific Ocean’s surface that can impact weather patterns across the globe. Weather experts are forecasting the current super El Niño to be the strongest on record in ov

CHICAGO - A decades-old Idaho cold case is drawing renewed attention to the unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders that killed seven people in the Chicago area. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that investigators identified a man known for decades as the "Unknown Wanderer." The man was found dead...

The Tacos & Tequila Festival is officially returning to the Chicago area for its third consecutive year. Set for Saturday, September 26, it promises one massive, sun-soaked day of nostalgia, flavor, and the biggest names in 2000s hip-hop and R&B. Part of a nationwide tour touching down in cities across...

Nearly two years after Tanja Safforld was killed in a Chicago hit-and-run, her children are continuing their own search for the driver as police say the case remains suspended.

On a Saturday morning along Fullerton Avenue, the bakery line moves mostly in Spanish while church bells still mark the hour. Grocery signs, soccer jerseys, and parish flyers sit beside older Polish and Italian names that have not entirely vanished from the brick. Researchers now describe a change that Chicago has felt

A police chase unfolded Wednesday afternoon on the Eisenhower Expressway. A black sedan was being chased by multiple police vehicles, and NBC's Sky 5 helicopter was following the chase as it proceeded down multiple highways, including the Eisenhower Expressway and near Interstate 190 near O'Hare International Airport.

A gunshot victim lay undiscovered for nearly 30 minutes on a West Pullman bike path Monday morning before a passerby found him. The man, who remained unidentified Wednesday, was dead by the time help arrived. The shooting happened in the 800 block of West 117th Street, where 911 callers reported...

SENECA, Ill. (WGN) — Seneca police are looking for a man accused of making fraudulent cash withdrawals across Northern Illinois using a counterfeit driver’s license. According to Seneca police, the suspect made multiple unauthorized and fraudulent cash withdrawals between Aug. 1 and Sept. 17, along with several unsucce