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(CHICAGO) Chicago police have advised officers to be on the lookout for Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor after receiving a report she threatened to jump from a bridge. Police spokesman Of...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast 6/24/16 Nice warm up coming with a chance of thunder on Sunday. SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 24 2016 – SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT ...

(CHICAGO) At least eight tornadoes touched down during a series of powerful storms Wednesday evening across north-central and northeast Illinois, according to the National Weather Service. That number...

(CHICAGO) An Illinois State Police trooper was acquitted Wednesday of felony charges that he shot into his ex-girlfriend's Southwest Side home two years ago, though a judge found him guilty of a lesse...

By Paul Armstrong, CNN   While the British people voted convincingly to leave the European Union, a deeply polarized country has emerged.  More than 30 million people from England, Scotland,...

CHICAGO (AP) - Amtrak is making plans to unveil improvements at Chicago’s Union Station, including the new Metropolitan Lounge. The $7 million lounge opens to the public on Monday. Customers wil...

CHICAGO (AP) - The National Weather Service confirms a tornado cut a more than 11-mile path through the Illinois city of Pontiac, injuring four people on Wednesday night. The tornado was one of at lea...

By Keith Conrad, The “Big” John Howell Show There was a chaotic scene in the US House on Wednesday as Democrats staged a sit-in to demand a vote on gun control legislation. The protest com...

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 505 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2016 WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL- INCLUDING ...

(CHICAGO) At least four tornadoes touched down in downstate and north central Illinois Wednesday night while storms grounded hundreds of flights and knocked out power to more than 5,000 customers in t...