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Lake in the Hills resident Danae Zaytz says she and her husband are lucky to be alive after what transpired Thursday night at Buffalo Wings and Rings in Crystal Lake.

The northern lights dazzled the night sky over more than a half-dozen states this week and were likely bound to do the same late Friday.

A construction project on a busy 7.5-mile stretch of the Kennedy Expressway began on Monday night, and has caused significant traffic delays throughout the week as commuters adjust to the congestion.

With the Chicago Police Department facing a wave of retirements and struggling to retain and recruit talent, the interim top cop on Friday announced new programs to rehire officers who have left the force and to poach others from outside the city.

A winter-like storm system will move into the Chicago area late Friday through early Saturday, bringing several inches of accumulating snow and gusty winds to some communities.

Although spring began earlier this week, the winter weather appears to be sticking around longer than one might’ve thought.

A bill passed in the Illinois House that would allow businesses, universities and other building owners to have multiple-stall gender neutral restrooms has sparked debate.

Seven snowplows named in a recent contest were unveiled Friday by the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.

Some Weight Watchers members are protesting the closure of their weekly workshop, as the company is “rebalancing its Workshop footprint.”

Philanthropist and three-time Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson has announced a gas and grocery giveaway event for Saturday, with $125,000 worth of gas and groceries to be given away at 15 gas stations and five grocery stores across Chicago.

While the Chicago White Sox will open the season at Minute Maid Park against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros, the South Siders will quickly head home after four games for their home opener at Guaranteed Rate Field against the San Francisco Giants on April 3.

Once long-known as an affordable fan-favorite at McDonald’s, chicken snack wraps have been absent from the menu for years despite frequent calls to revive the revered item.

Following days of “extensive” searching, the Waukegan Police Department says it is ending its search efforts for missing United States Navy servicemember Séamus Gray, 21, who was last seen around 2 a.m. Saturday leaving a nightclub in Waukegan.