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As the Powerball jackpot grows to $747 million after nobody won the jackpot in Saturday night’s drawing, smaller prizes were still won by those who came remarkably close to matching all five numbers and the Powerball.

A man was dead after a fire early Sunday in Chicago Lawn on the South Side.

The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million after no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night’s drawing.

One person was killed and another was injured in a wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Sunday morning, according to police.

The cloudy skies and milder temperatures of yesterday in the Chicago area are expected to stick around on Sunday, following a glimpse of early sunshine in the morning hours.

Sunshine to clouds later today

Chicago police say that two people have been robbed in parking garages in the Loop in recent days.

Billy Donovan sets the scene for a likely quiet trade deadline for the Chicago Bulls.

Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Iowa edged Illinois 81-79 to snap a five-game losing streak to the Fighting Illini. Perkins shot 8 of 11 from the floor and missed just one of 16 free-throw attempts. Kris Murray added 19 points and Filip Rebraca 13 for Iowa. Matthew Mayer hit four 3-pointers...

One person has died and at least seven others have been injured in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police say.

The Iowa caucuses have traditionally been the first contest on the presidential primary calendar, but the state will not host the first contest in the upcoming election, as South Carolina will now slide into that first spot.

The Chicago municipal election is less than a month away, and candidates for the city’s top job are racking up endorsements as they work to court voters.