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A 31-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Montrose Avenue exit Saturday morning, according to police.

Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson continue to vie for endorsements from political leaders across the city and the country with the election less than two weeks away, with some eye-popping names lending their support to the campaigns.

A driver ran a stop sign and struck a man in a fatal hit-and-run early Saturday in the West Loop, police said.

Hundreds of women travel each week to the southern tip of Illinois to secure an abortion, something that is no longer available to millions living in a 1,800 mile stretch of 11 Southern states that have mostly banned pregnancy terminations since the Supreme Court stripped away constitutional protections for women to end pregnancies.

While some of the Chicago area is grappling with significant snowfall in a late-season winter storm, preparations are being made for this year’s Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle.

Both a winter storm warning and winter weather advisory went into effect for portions of the Chicago area starting Saturday morning, bringing accumulating, wet snow and gusty winds to north suburban communities.

Winter Weather Alerts in effect until 1 pm

Dozens of vendors at the Discount Mall in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood celebrated Friday after learning they won’t have to close for good. “We’re very, very happy keeping this place doing business [for] 17 years,” said vendor Irais Miranda. “Then next weekend and this weekend we will be open…” Both Ald. Byron Sigcho...

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.