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The Chicago Cubs are set to kick off their 2025 regular season on Tuesday, playing their Opening Day game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The search for a U.S. college student who went missing in the Dominican Republic intensified on Monday after a man questioned by authorities visited the beach where she was last seen and spoke with officials.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the race on March 23.

A teacher in suburban Downers Grove has been charged with multiple felonies over an alleged sexual relationship with a student.

It’s easy to picture how you might spend lottery prize money once it hits the bank, but what happens to the winnings left unclaimed?

Free Cone Day is back this week at Dairy Queen, serving up the perfect sweet start to springtime.

Tick tock, tick tock — the countdown is on for one of the biggest announcements of the summer: The 2025 Chicago Lollapalooza lineup.

Police in suburban Deerfield are investigating after as many as nine businesses, including popular restaurants, were burglarized during the overnight hours Saturday.

A 6-year-old boy was killed in an ATV crash after the vehicle, which was being driven by an 8-year-old boy, struck a tree in Joliet.

Forever 21 will close U.S. stores as it files for bankruptcy for a second time, impacting more than a dozen locations in Illinois.

While many of the celebrations took place over the weekend, the holiday officially falls on Monday. Is the river still green to mark the big day?

Call it luck of the Irish: Chicago-area lottery players could wind up with a pot of gold thanks to St. Patrick’s Day events from the Illinois Lottery at some of the state’s “luckiest” retailers.

A group of talented Irish dancers from the Chicago area will soon head to Ireland for a major competition.