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A Chicago family is desperately seeking answers in the Humboldt Park shooting death of a beloved father who was known for putting others before himself.

In December, severe cold caused a pipe to burst, flooding the new store Deirdre Austin recently opened with her son.

Valentine’s Day hasn’t even happened yet, but McDonald’s is already shifting focus to Saint Patrick’s Day by announcing the return of its popular limited-time offering the Shamrock Shake.

Four people sustained injuries Friday when a CTA bus collided with a vehicle then crashed into a building in the city’s Roseland neighborhood, according to authorities.

The musical score of the Chicago PBS documentary, “DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis,” was written by Orbert Davis, co-founder and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic.

For over 30 years, The Green Book was a lifeline for Black Americans who wanted to travel. Not only did it tell African-Americans where they were welcomed, but it also spotlighted thriving Black businesses across the country.

A Lyons Township High School student had quite the reason to celebrate Friday as he sunk a half-court shot at a school assembly, netting $10,000. The student’s astonishing feat occurred during the 2023 All School Assembly, where the high school’s cheerleaders and marching band showcased their talents and classmates faced off in some fri...

An SUV crashed into a Chase Bank location in suburban Bloomingdale Friday evening, leading to a massive fire, video from the scene showed. Footage obtained by an NBC 5 viewer showed flames and smoke pouring out of the Chase Bank, 136 E. Lake St. at around 6 p.m. In a Facebook post, the Bloomingdale Police Department advised residents to avoid&#8230...

Two Chicago cops seen pummeling and subduing a man in a holding cell in newly released surveillance footage each have lengthy disciplinary misconduct records, according to a review of investigatory files.

As data from Chicago police shows a rise in robberies both citywide and in Humboldt Park, food delivery workers have been the targets of some recently reported robberies.

With early voting already underway and Election Day just weeks away, voters are preparing to head to the polls to cast their ballots for one of nine Chicago mayoral candidates.

Citing a great need for better access to dental care for Chicago-area families, Advocate Children’s Hospital opened up a new pediatric dental van Friday.

The Park District of Oak Park won’t offer a summer program that would have allowed participants to “cook and investigate the history and flavors of the transatlantic slave trade” in response to complaints that the offering was racially insensitive and offensive. The class, entitled the “Transatlantic Slave Trade,” was ...