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Disney Has Met With Macaulay Culkin About New Home Alone Movie
Last year, amid a nationwide tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin shared an original idea he had conceived for a sequel. "I'm either a widower or a divorcee. I'm raising a kid and all that stuff. I'm working really hard and I'm not really...
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Buddy Guy honored with Chicago Music Legend Award
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist was recognized Saturday night for significantly shaping the music industry and upholding the cit...
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Southland Politicians Call for Federal Help
(CHICAGO) -- After Tuesday's storm's caused massive damage in the south suburbs, local politicians have called for a renewed effort to ask for federal help. Gov. JB Pritzker toured some of the storm damage Friday but did not say much about federal help and instead criticized...
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Disney Has Met With Macaulay Culkin About New Home Alone Movie
Last year, amid a nationwide tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin shared an original idea he had conceived for a sequel. "I'm either a widower or a divorcee. I'm raising a kid and all that stuff. I'm working really hard and I'm not really...
2h ago
Buddy Guy honored with Chicago Music Legend Award
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist was recognized Saturday night for significantly shaping the music industry and upholding the cit...
2h ago
Southland Politicians Call for Federal Help
(CHICAGO) -- After Tuesday's storm's caused massive damage in the south suburbs, local politicians have called for a renewed effort to ask for federal help. Gov. JB Pritzker toured some of the storm damage Friday but did not say much about federal help and instead criticized...
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Chicago Air & Water Show 2026: What to know before you go
The Chicago Air and Water Show will take over the city sky this weekend, with rehearsals beginning on Friday. Here's what to know if you plan to go. When is the Air & Water Show? Rehearsals will held Friday, Aug. 14, while the show itself is Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday...
Aug 14, 2026
Bears give stadium update in Indiana, reveal where things stand with Illinois
The Chicago Bears will not change their name if they build a stadium across state lines in Indiana. During his annual address at training camp on Thursday, chairman George H. McCaskey said the team will not be renamed the "Hammond" Bears if they break ground on a f...
Aug 14, 2026
$1 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold at Illinois gas station
Check your tickets: The $1.04 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Illinois gas station. The massive jackpot from Wednesday's drawing-which marks the eighth largest in Powerball history--was won on a single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station on the Illino...
Aug 13, 2026
