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An air quality alert has been extended across the entire Chicago area as wildfire smoke continues to linger over the region. According to the National Weather Service, the air quality alert, which had been slated to expire late Sunday night, will instead be extended through Monday night, with wildfire smoke keeping air

(The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen are suggesting that the city has a projected budget gap of $130 million because Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is failing to collect revenue for budget items it opposes. Meanwhile, Johnson’s administration is saying it may need to cut the city’s police budget to make ends

Metropolitan Capital Bank and Trust, a state-chartered institution in Chicago, failed on January 30, 2026, after Illinois regulators took possession and the FDIC was appointed receiver. The bank held approximately $212.152 million in total deposits at the time of closure, and First Independence Bank of Detroit assumed

A summer camp in the Chicago suburb of Dolton has been shut down by village officials after disturbing viral videos surfaced showing children engaged in physical altercations inside the facility, prompting outraged parents to compare the environment to a “fight club.”. The Village of Dolton ordered the immediate closur

Portillo's hot dogs are the stuff of Windy City legend, but you can't tell the story properly without shining a light on this famed sausage maker.

Pilsen welcomes back one of the nation's largest Latino street festivals for the 54th year: Fiesta del Sol.

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LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A Chicago man is behind bars after police say he led them on a high speed chase along the Toll Road with children in his vehicle. Indiana State Police say they spotted a pickup truck reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour near mile marker 104 just before 7 p.m. Saturday.

A 48-year-old woman was hit in the face during an armed robbery late Saturday night in Wicker Park on the city's Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.

William Shatner will be playing the Sunday show of this year’s Riot Fest with his new heavy metal band, The *uckers, per Consequence. The three-day festival takes place at Douglass Park in Chicago from September 18th to the 20th. Shatner will join artists like Twenty One Pilots, Morrissey and Pierce the Veil as perform