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Jimmy Bannos Jr.’s earliest memories are of working in his father’s restaurant. After spending plenty of time at Heaven on Seven, his dad Jimmy Bannos Sr.’s now-closed Cajun restaurant in the Loop, he’d always dreamed of opening a restaurant. At the tender age of 25, Bannos Jr. made that dream happen with The Purple Pi

The Kane County Coroner’s Office has identified the three people who died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 88 near Sugar Grove on Mother’s Day. It happened in the westbound lanes. The driver of one of the vehicles was identified as 32-year-old Jonathan Rivara of Melrose Park. The...

Ann Sather's restaurant will open a new location in West Town, Chicago in July, with seating for 150 diners inside and 50 on the sidewalk patio, while the 909 West Belmont Avenue location will close in late June to make way for a new apartment building.

ILLINOIS — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Chicago earlier this month. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Chicago Police Department, Mariyssa Jo-Lyn Waldorf-Cameron was reported missing after she was last see

Three lawsuits have been filed following an explosion at an apartment building in Des Plaines during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 6.

Illinois has long been one of America’s greatest musical powerhouses, producing legendary singers whose voices shaped blues, soul, jazz, gospel, rock, pop, hip hop, and country music. From the vibrant streets of Chicago to smaller towns filled with rich musical traditions, the Prairie State created artists who transfor

Two men got into a fist fight in the middle of the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago's West Side early Wednesday.

A man accused of trying to abduct a random 13-year-old boy from a Humboldt Park street last year, just one week after being placed on electronic monitoring for allegedly selling drugs about a block away, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Devontay Kenny, 33, pleaded guilty to one...

An armed robbery crew is targeting victims and, in some cases, kidnapping them at gunpoint in some of Chicago’s most popular nightlife districts, including River North, Wrigleyville, and Boystown, according to Chicago police. At least 12 victims have been targeted since April 5, with robbers stealing their phones and d

Two people were arrested April 24 for possession of drug paraphernalia and retail theft after police said they took $184 in merchandise from Kohl’s. Eric Winfrey, 46, of the 1300 block of Birch Road in Homewood, and Karen Adams, 27, of the 2600 block of Cullerton Street in Chicago, were driving near 159th Street and 80