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Can’t take a vacation? With two Chicago hotels newly deemed some of the top hotels in the nation, you might want to consider a staycation instead.

Two Illinois cities were named among the safest in the U.S. in a new report, including one Chicago suburb, which was dubbed the safest city in the country.

An investigation is underway after Chicago police overnight received a call that multiple items belonging to the United States Postal Service were found inside a vacant hotel room in the Loop.

A Milwaukee police officer chased down a robbery suspect and was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire early Tuesday. The suspect also died from a gunshot wound, police said.

It may not have been the $754.6 million Powerball jackpot, but $850,000 is nothing to sneeze at.

One lucky person is waking up Tuesday a just bit richer. $754.6 million richer, to be exact.

As the death toll climbs to more than 5,000, the Turkish American Cultural Alliance is partnering with the Turkish Consulate in Chicago to collect items to send overseas, to help support families who survived the devastating earthquake with only the clothes on their backs. Here’s how to help.

Chicago police have called a SWAT team to a West Garfield Park residence after a group of men tried to free another man who was being taken into custody, then fired shots at responding officers.

The Turkish American Cultural Alliance is partnering with the Turkish Consulate in Chicago to collect items needed after a devastating earthquake killed thousands over the weekend, with more casualties expected to be revealed in coming days.

Chicago firefighters spent Monday afternoon battling a blaze in the 4700 block of West Lake Street on the city’s West Side, with one person suffering an injury.

Chrislin Flanagan has been busy stocking a cabinet in the lobby of the New Roseland Community hospital with basic necessities to create a new community closet, filled with food and toiletry items.

Paul Vallas has returned a campaign donation from a retired police officer with ties to the Laquan McDonald case, but the fact he accepted the money has sparked a tsunami of criticism from his Chicago mayoral rivals.

Scenes of grief, destruction and heartbreaking loss are emerging from Turkey and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the countries in the early morning hours.