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Police in suburban Fox Lake in fatally shot a man who lunged toward them with a knife when officers tried to arrest him, law enforcement officials said Monday.

Memorial Day, a federal holiday that honors and remembers those who died while serving in the United States Military, has many celebrating a long three-day weekend. But if you have the day off Monday, what’s open and closed?

Two 2-year-olds were wounded in separate shootings hours apart Sunday evening on Chicago’s North and South Sides.

The fatal shootings include a 34-year-old man who was shot and killed while standing on a sidewalk in Lakeview.

On May 28, the White Sox announced the expected activation of their closer, Liam Hendriks. Just nearly six months prior, on Jan. 8, Hendriks announced to the world he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks is expected to be activated on Monday after a successful battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

The biggest waterpark in Illinois is nearly done dusting off its 32 waterslides for the 2023 season.

Temperatures rise into the 80s in the suburbs today while lakefront temperatures reach the upper 60s. Hotter days are around the corner.

A family is sharing their heartbreak this Memorial Day weekend after their loved one was shot and killed in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood. William Hair, 34 was shot to death at around 2:14 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of West Surf Street. Hair was found on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his chest and later taken to…

Chicago police are investigating after a two-year-old girl accidentally shot herself on Sunday evening in the city’s Rogers Park neighborhood, authorities said. At around 6:15 p.m., officers were called to the 1500 block of West Jonquil Terrace regarding a person who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered a two-year-old who had been...

Readings hit the upper 80s by Wednesday

Just weeks into his first term as mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson is vowing to tackle violence through collaboration, counting on Chicago police, but also community groups this Memorial Day weekend and beyond. One such group, MASK, Mothers of Men Against Senseless Killings is led by Tamar Manasseh. Manasseh said the strategy is crime through posi...

Two of Metra’s busiest lines that service many of Chicago’s western and northwestern suburbs will see changes to their schedules following Memorial Day.