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After two months of heavy traffic, long commutes and big closures on the Kennedy Expressway, some relief is coming earlier than expected, particularly in the express lanes.

Lakina Mabins is a mother of five, working two jobs to make ends meet — and still, this month she’s graduating college at the top of her class, fulfilling a dream 20 years in the making.

The news comes months after the company, founded in 1995 in Colorado, unveiled a “reimagined” menu, with a slew of new and updated items.

A new salmonella outbreak involving cucumbers has led to another recall as investigators work to determine just how many were distributed in the U.S.

In report from NBC affiliate TMJ4, a statement from the school called the incident “targeted and isolated between the two individuals.”

Friday, Chicago beaches will open for the 2025 season, and Saturday, Illinois’ largest waterpark opens. But the temperature won’t feel much like summer.

Days after several young students were injured in an incident involving a substitute teacher in a fourth-grade classroom in south suburban Country Club Hills, questions from parents remain unanswered, with school officials and police offering few details about the events that transpired.

A former investigator says she’s concerned how long it’s taken CPS to investigate allegations of teacher misconduct inside a Chicago school.

The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain.

Most known for his role as Norm Peterson on “Cheers,” Peterson spent five years with Chicago’s Second City early in his career

Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three people, federal regulators said Tuesday.

Summer is just around the corner, and as families plan nighttime gatherings outdoors, many may be wondering how susceptible the region is to mosquitoes.

It has been a difficult few days for Sky star Angel Reese after facing alleged racist taunts in the season opener, an issue the WNBA is investigating.