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A youth football team on Chicago’s West Side will compete for the national championship title this weekend in Florida, but they need some help to reach their fundraising goal to get to the sunshine state.

McDonald’s is bringing back a fan favorite menu item years after it was first removed from menus in the U.S.

The Chicago area may have seen a bitter wintry blast this week, but a big change is in store for the days ahead.

Police have said UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting outside a New York hotel appeared to be a “targeted” and “preplanned” attack, but why was he shot and what was the motive behind the killing?

Fans of the iconic holiday movie “Home Alone” will be able to see Kevin McCallister live and in living color this weekend in the Chicago area as Macaulay Culkin brings his “Nostalgic Night” to the Rosemont Theatre.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will soon change the way it covers anesthesia for procedures in certain states, but some experts are concerned about the policy change and calling for the company to reverse it “immediately.”

Despite a high temperature of 39 degrees Wednesday, the Chicago area Thursday started out frigid, with temperatures in the low teens in most parts — and wind chills made the air feel even colder. But how exactly is “wind chill” defined, and how cold does it feel?

Parts of the Chicago area saw “snow squall warnings” issued late Wednesday night, but for many in the region, the weather alert sparked questions.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast for the Chicago area.

Three children were among seven injured when a stolen Jeep ran a red light and caused a four vehicle crash Wednesday night in Streeterville on the Near North Side.

Cucumbers sold at popular grocery and retail stores have been recalled for Salmonella, with more than 68 people sickened across the country, including some in Illinois.

Chi-Chi’s, an iconic Mexican restaurant chain from the 1990s that had several locations across the U.S. including in the Chicago suburbs, is officially making a comeback after more than two decades, a press release announced Wednesday.

The cold temperatures — a far cry from Wednesday’s high of 39 — come hours after a wind advisory brought gusts as high as 55 miles-per-hour, and snow squalls threatened the area.