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Northeast winds cool temps near the lake

An esteemed spot generations of Chicagoans have relied on for their fix of sweets was cast into the national spotlight once again. Margie’s Candies, a legendary confectionary founded more than 100 years ago, was among 25 summer bucket list spots featured in People magazine’s 2024 Food and Travel Special, which was released Friday. A pla...

Chicago police on Saturday evening were searching for the suspect who stabbed someone during an argument at a Ross Dress for Less store in the Loop, authorities said. The stabbing was reported at around 2:56 p.m. at the Ross location, 26 E. Randolph St. According to Chicago police, a 26-year-old man got into an argument with someone he knew, who&#8...

Passengers on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest line were advised to anticipate delays on Saturday evening after a train struck a pedestrian in downtown Des Plaines, according to the transit agency. In a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, at 3:34 p.m., Metra said inbound and outbound traffic on the UPNW line was h...

A 21-year-old Northbrook man charged in a Glenview fatal crash that left a 17-year-old high school student dead was ordered to remain detained in a bond court hearing Saturday, as court documents revealed troubling details on the moments leading up to the crash.

Eataly, the popular Italian marketplace in downtown Chicago that was the site of a massive police presence Friday morning will remain closed until Sunday as a police investigation into the incident continues.

Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent cannabis plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke.

The death of an off-duty Chicago police officer found Thursday inside a West Loop residence has been ruled a suicide.

A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday night on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on the South Side.

A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found 32-year-old Pierre Tyler not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Andris Wofford. Prosecutors have said the two had argued over Wofford’s belief that Tyler was married and also......

A 20-year-old man has been charged in the killing of a Bridgeview man in the parking lot of an apartment complex, village spokesperson Ray Hanania said.

It may still be another week until Memorial Day weekend, but summer will feel like it’s in full swing on Saturday, with the warmest day of the year on deck in the Chicago area.

Temperatures soar into the mid 80s this afternoon, but stay cooler near the lake