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(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to approve a nearly $10 billion budget for the upcoming school year but not before modifying it. The plan was amended by board members to inc...

(CHICAGO) -- Chicago Board of Education members will vote today on a nearly $10 billion budget. The budget includes a mix of layoffs, some salary freezes, and more to fill a $732 million budget gap. L...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed SB 2427 into law, which bans cellphones in public schools statewide. The goal of the new law is to remove distractions from classrooms. https://youtu.be/tqvMyui5qv8?...

Lollapalooza is once again set to take center stage in Chicago's Grant Park, with street and sidewalk closures in place for one of the city's biggest festivals. From July 30 to Aug. 2, the annual extr...

(CHICAGO) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at O'Hare International Airport seized a shipment containing 10,412 tablets and 2,144 vials of unapproved m...

Italian beef fans, get ready to celebrate: Chicago is getting its first ever Italian Beef Festival (finally). The annual Jeff Fest in Jefferson Park is officially rebranding, and the inaugural Chicago...

"Buy me some peanuts ... and sushi pops?" In an alternate world, one in which the writers of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" didn't attend their first-ever baseball game until going to Rate Field this w...

(CHICAGO) -- The Better Business Bureau says the public should be on high alert for phony ticket websites, fake "Wait Lists," and dead wristbands. These scams not only stop you at the gate but steal y...

(East St. Louis, IL) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was dealt a major legal blow Friday after a federal judge gutted key state laws providing in-state tuition, financial aid and scholarships to illegal ...

Something new is happening at Lollapalooza this year. THC beverages will be on the menu. https://youtu.be/gK58LAM7hKo?is=fw_aPZwx9cYjL_8v Anyone 21 or older can drink a 12-ounce Seorita margarita in s...