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(CHICAGO) Chicago Police will increase their presence on Lake Shore Drive for the remainder of the holiday weekend after two deadly incidents on the North Side within 24 hours, First Deputy Supt. John...

By Don Babwin, Associated Press (CHICAGO) - A rash of shootings on Chicago area expressways has authorities promising that they will keep an especially close eye on the roadways on the Memorial Day we...

CHESTER, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers for former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson are expected to start calling witnesses at his trial on murder-for-hire charges. Peterson is accused of trying to ...

By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) On Friday, over 1,000 military veterans and supports took part in the Ruck of Honor: A Tribute To Our Fallen Heroes, a 22 mile ruck march to raise awareness on PTS...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it will spend the next six years trying to maintain and improve a deteriorating transit system. The $11.2 billion, six-year progr...

Chicago White Sox’s Melky Cabrera (53) hits a grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, May 27, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Ri...

By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THE WARM, MUGGY CONDITIONS AROUND THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH S...

(CHICAGO) A north suburban man running a race in Grant Park died after collapsing during the Thursday night event. Emergency crews responded at 7:36 p.m. to the first block of South Columbus Drive, ac...

[van id=”politics/2016/05/27/donald-trump-says-will-not-debate-bernie-sanders-lead.cnn”] By Eugene Scott, CNN Donald Trump on Friday said he would not debate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders be...

(CHICAGO) Nearly two million people are expected to travel in Illinois over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, despite long security lines at airports and a stormy weather forecast. The bad news for t...