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St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are here in Chicago, but those attending Saturday morning’s Chicago River dyeing should be prepared for gusty winds that have persisted from overnight storms. Though a high wind warning was initially issued for Saturday morning, this has since been downgraded to a wind advisory, with wind advisories remain...

Chicagoans and visitors had an early start to the St. Patrick’s Day festivities Friday night, enjoying outdoor spaces at pubs with temperatures nearing 80 degrees. The pleasant weather turned windy by Friday night, with possibly severe thunderstorms approaching the region and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour persisting overnight into Saturd...

Heavy downpours, isolated thunderstorms, plummeting temperatures and light snow are all in the Chicago weather forecast as a spring storm system moves in beginning Tuesday.

After a day of near record-high temperatures and sunny skies, the Chicago area saw a very active evening as severe storms sparked tornado and thunderstorm warnings across several counties.

A high wind warning is slated to take effect in Chicago at 7 a.m. Saturday following a stretch of possibly severe weather moving into the region Friday night and early Saturday morning. Chicago is currently under a wind advisory, which will remain in place until the high wind warning takes effect at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Southerly wind gusts of up&#8230...

The Chicago Bulls’ six NBA championship banners have been removed from the United Center rafters after they were damaged during a concert. According to a United Center statement, the banners sustained “minor damage” during a performance by the rock band Disturbed on Saturday night. The banners are expected to be back in place for next season. The B...

The developers of a tract of land on Chicago’s South Side have launched a Hail Mary they hope keeps the Bears in the city, revealing renderings for an enclosed stadium and mixed-use development on the site of the old Michael Reese Hospital. The plan released Friday by Chicago’s Farpoint Development calls for both a $3.2 billion, 75,000-seat stadium...

Chicago faith-based leaders are preparing to giveaway 40,000 eggs this weekend to help families in need as some Chicagoans are grappling with high costs of the grocery staple due to a nationwide bird flu outbreak. Senior Pastor Charlie Dates, of Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago, is leading a team of volunteers Friday preparing and packing thou...

President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 200% tariff on European wine and spirits could impact some Chicago small businesses.

Despite the Chicago area seeing mostly sunny skies and near record-high temperatures for much of the day Friday, dangerously high winds and possibly severe storms are on the way late this evening. While some far western parts of the Chicago area may start to see rain just a couple of hours past sunset, much of the region will likely bear…...

A high wind warning is slated to take effect in Chicago at 7 a.m. Saturday following a stretch of possibly severe weather moving into the region Friday night and early Saturday morning. Chicago is currently under a wind advisory, which will remain in place until the high wind warning takes effect at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Southerly wind gusts of up&#8230...

A Michigan judge has thrown cold water on a plan to have Walmart shoplifters wash cars as a consequence for their misdemeanor crime. The unusual sentence came from Judge Jeffrey Clothier, who has been on the 67th District Court in Genesee County for only a few months. He said having shoplifters give free car washes would serve the community and pos...

Chicago’s flagship music festival is once again returning to Grant Park this summer, with the four-day event’s lineup slated to be released next week. In anticipation of the big reveal, Lollapalooza released a video on their social media channels showing the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra playing an instrumental passage, imploring fan...