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Civil rights groups came together Monday at the Chicago Urban League to call on state lawmakers to require hate crime training for law enforcement.

Dubbed the “World’s Tallest Glass Tree,” a winter attraction is back on display in a popular lake town 90 miles from Chicago.

Hotel workers are fighting back against two proposals for new Chicago Bears and White Sox stadiums.

Telemundo Chicago and NBC 5 will provide expanded local coverage of one of the most significant cultural and religious observances in the world: the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was likely carried out with a ghost gun, one of the nearly untraceable weapons that can be made a home, police said Monday.

The risk for house fires is always present, but it especially rises during the holiday season.

A planetary parade is set to be visible in the night sky for the start of the new year — and this one will bring with it a rare occurrence.

Police in west suburban Cicero were searching for two suspects in a deadly shooting that led to a crash on Sunday, leaving one person dead and injuring six others, village officials said Monday.

A gang member was arrested in connection with a shooting that left a Cicero police officer seriously injured on Saturday, according to a village spokesman.

Grammy-winning music superstar of the 2000s Nelly is embarking on a world tour in 2025, with 54 dates across the globe including a stop in the Chicago area, according to an announcement from Live Nation.

When 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was taken into custody by police after being spotted by a McDonald’s worker in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he had with him a ghost gun and a manifesto that officials believe could give insights behind the brazen murder that unfolded last we...

While the winter solstice hasn’t happened just yet, the darkest days of the year for 2024 are officially upon us.

RCS text messaging has gained plenty of attention in recent weeks, but for some phone users, a change could be in store, according to a recent alert from Verizon.