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More than three years after an Englewood traffic stop that took the life of Chicago police officer Ella French and severely injured her partner Carlos Yanez, Jr., the man convicted of the crimes learned he will spend the rest of his natural life behind bars.

Hundreds of volunteers in Chicago honored the lives lost in the September 11 attacks in 2001 by giving back on the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled from an Illinois river confirmed they are those of two men who vanished in 1976 after leaving a farm auction, authorities said.

Authorities have recovered the body of a diver who went missing while exploring a Lake Michigan shipwreck. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department says authorities recovered the body of 72-year-old Patrick Kelly of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, from the area around the S.S. Wisconsin on Wednesday morning. The agency says Kelly had been exploring...

Chicago’s Wieners Circle has been known to wade into political controversies time and time again, and former President Donald Trump’s comments during Tuesday’s presidential debate became their latest target.

The city of Chicago is slated to close three migrant shelters in October as bus arrivals from Texas and border crossings decrease.

Two high school class projects are now part of a law impacting public schools in Illinois.

Emonte Morgan, the man convicted of killing Chicago police officer Ella French and critically wounding fellow officer Carlos Yanez, was sentenced Wednesday in connection to the 2021 shooting. Morgan was found guilty in March of this year after just three and a half hours of jury deliberation. According to NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski, ...

With the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon just weeks away, those who aren’t running in the race may be wondering how they can still be a part of one of the largest marathons in the world.

With the presidential debate now over, next up comes the vice presidential debate.

Chicago officials are warning of major travel and traffic impacts during Mexican Independence Day and El Grito celebrations downtown this weekend.

LIV Golf will crown its individual champion later this week in suburban Bolingbrook, with some of the top golfers in the world hitting the links over the three-day tournament.

In a matter of weeks runners will take over Chicago streets to race in the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but they’ll have to complete the 26.2-mile course in a certain amount of time to finish. Participants in the marathon have six hours and 30 minutes to finish the course. The official end vehicle will start following the last&#8230...