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Higher Fuel Costs This Labor Day Weekend
(CHICAGO) -- AAA Chicago reports that current market trends suggest motorists will pay more than they did a year ago this Labor Day weekend. The national average price of gasoline on Labor Day 2025 wa...
Sep 4, 2026
Giordano's is releasing a limited-edition Great Chicago Fire-inspired pizza
Deep dish fans, this one is for you. Giordano's and viral Chicago-based food creator Adam Witt are teaming up for the ultimate limited-time deep dish collab-the "Great Chicago Fire Pizza." The special...
Sep 4, 2026 Stuffed deep-dish pizza at Giordano's
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Chicago Cubs to release new rom-com filmed at Wrigley Field: 'Nine Innings to Love'
From stealing bases to stealing hearts, the Chicago Cubs are getting into the content game. The baseball team just announced the upcoming release of "Nine Innings to Love," a scripted rom-com series t...
Sep 4, 2026 Apr 8, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; A general wide view of Gallagher Way during the seventh inning during a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
IDPH Responds to Measles Outbreak Downstate
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is responding to an outbreak of measles in Douglas County involving at least four cases. IDPH is working with local health departments to ...
Sep 3, 2026
New report ranks top party schools in America. One Illinois school in Top 10!
Move over Delta House, Frank the Tank and Van Wilder, there's a new ranking of top party schools in America. The latest annual analysis comes from education research platform Niche, which pitted over ...
Sep 3, 2026 The Wisconsin State Capitol near the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctions due to heat, leading to major traffic jam
Major traffic delays occurred Wednesday as a bridge carrying DuSable Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River became stuck in the up position. https://youtu.be/H-7poNCxhdc?si=xyfHEjSOc-ggoPD5 The Chica...
Sep 3, 2026
POTUS: Chicago Violence is Out of Control
(CHICAGO) -- Illinois Democrat leaders are again rejecting President Donald Trump's call for federal help to combat crime in Chicago following a violent weekend that left more than 40 people shot. Tru...
Sep 2, 2026
Trump: Expand Refinery Capacity
(Washington D.C.) -- President Donald Trump will be joined by the Interior and Energy secretaries today and will meet refiners and distributors to discuss expanding refining capacity and slash gas pri...
Sep 1, 2026
FEMA to Tour NW Indiana
(CHICAGO) -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will meet with FEMA administrators Monday to tour and assess the damage left behind from the August 11 storms. They will also assess the ongoing recovery efforts. ...
Aug 31, 2026
Johnson: City Contractors Should Report ICE Contracts
(CHICAGO) -- Chicago's progressive mayor is taking another symbolic jab at President Trump and his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration as violent crime continues to plague his city. This...
Aug 28, 2026
