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Hours after an incident inside Eataly in Chicago sparked a massive police presence and forced the popular Italian marketplace to close for the day, police have released new details on what happened.

Afternoon temperatures in the 80s through the weekend, but cooler near the lake

Last year, it was the Grimace Shake. This year, it’s a new McFlurry…or maybe an older one?

A heavy police presence was seen Friday morning outside Chicago’s popular Eataly, with road closures in place in the area as shoppers and customers reported a chaotic scene.

A human arm that washed up on a suburban Chicago beach may be linked to a Wisconsin case in which a 19-year-old woman was killed and dismembered after going on a date.

A Chicago suburb this weekend may seem a bit more like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as Long Grove transforms into “Chocolate Fest.”

A dense fog advisory was in effect for some parts of the Chicago area Friday morning, with the National Weather Service warning commuters of “sudden, dramatic reductions in visibility.”

Drivers are being advised to use caution on area roadways Friday morning, as a period of dense fog could occur just after sunrise.

New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week showed Chicago losing approximately 8,200 residents in the span of a calendar year, which could not only drop the Windy City behind Houston in terms of America’s largest cities, but could also have big consequences in a variety of other ways.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised the Biden Administration’s push to reclassify marijuana, with the Justice Department formally making the move on Thursday.

Federal agents conducted a raid at a home in the 2200 block of West Farragut Avenue in Lincoln Square on Thursday morning.

A teen was hospitalized after she was struck by a vehicle during an altercation near Chicago’s North Avenue Beach on Thursday afternoon.

The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home in Chicago later this month, the city announced in a press release.