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Funeral arrangements have been announced for a Chicago firefighter who died after suffering a medical emergency during an annual equipment test on the city's North Side last week.

DraftKings is shutting down its in-person sportsbook next to Wrigley Field, and the company is making it clear that Illinois’ increasingly aggressive tax structure is a major reason why. The sportsbook will officially stop taking bets at the end of May, barely two years after opening with major fanfare...

There are several foods that celebrity chef Guy Fieri can't stand, but one Chicago restaurant made him reconsider one of his least favorite ingredients.

LINCOLN PARK — At one point during the nearly three-year renovation of Beaumont’s, co-owner Paul Abu-Taleb stood in the basement and looked straight through the roof of the 135-year-old building. In what Abu-Taleb described as one of the most intensive restaurant buildouts in recent Chicago memory, hundreds of...

The so-called "Windy City" — which is home to lakefront beaches, must-visit restaurants for deep-dish pizza, and sweeping views at the top of the John Hancock Tower — is surrounded by historic Southland suburbs worth exploring in themselves. About 30 miles from downtown, for instance, you'll find Flossmoor. The village

CHICAGO (WGN) — Two women were injured in a shooting Sunday night on Chicago’s West Side. The shooting happened just after 8 p.m. in the 100 block of North Mayfield Avenue in the city’s Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Police said a 36-year-old woman and a 44-year-old woman were outside arguing when a

Assisted living is growing as the preferred home for older adults looking for support outside of an institutional setting, but the state of the sector is “cause for concern,” according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute. In 2022, more than 1 million people lived...

UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 5 p.m. for DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Grundy Will and Kankakee Counties in Illinois, and Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Newton County in Indiana. In Kendall and Will Counties, a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect until 11 a.m. A line of showers...

Faith Hernandez waited a month for the Chicago Housing Authority to find her an apartment so she could get away from her abuser. Then she waited a year for grab bars to be installed in the new home. Once installed, it took the city agency another two years to relocate her to a place closer to the hospital where she was

People might have called Al Capone "Scarface," but he left his own lasting mark on Chicago. This Windy City eatery is just one example of the gangster's legacy.