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The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors and Stellantis grew significantly on Friday as workers at more than 30 auto parts plants, including in the Chicago suburbs, joined the work stoppage. The UAW’s strike against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford began after its contract with the companies expired at midnight on Sept. 14. At the t...

Wisconsin is the land of dairy cows, and certainly badgers, but what about flamingos? Multiple flamingos were spotted at a beach along Lake Michigan on Friday, something that has never happened in Wisconsin, according to a report from WTMJ, the NBC affiliate in Milwaukee. The long-legged birds were seen at South Beach in Port Washington, about 27 m...

Public health officials have confirmed the year’s first human case of West Nile virus in north suburban Lake County. In a news release, the Lake County Health Department on Friday said that a Lake County resident in their 60s became ill in early September. While most people infected with West Nile don’t exhibit symptoms, some do become ...

Conditions stay dry with temps in the 70s.

Illinois State Police troopers recently arrested two men for allegedly trafficking more than 5,000 pounds of cannabis in what police said was one of the largest seizures in the agency’s history. Roberto Mazo, 29, and Pedro Arreola, 33, of Lancaster, California, were arrested for cannabis trafficking, unlawful possession of cannabis of more th...

Since August of last year, city finance records show a Kansas-based company, Favorite Healthcare Staffing, has billed the city of Chicago for more than $57 million.

The Chicago Transit Authority resumed service on the Brown Line and Purple Line Express Friday evening after a woman was struck by a train, according to police. A 31-year-old woman was struck by a train at around 3:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Hudson, police stated. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Additional det...

Portillo’s, the famed Chicago-based fast casual restaurant chain known for its Italian beef, hot dogs and chocolate cake shakes, could dramatically expand its growing footprint in the coming decades. In a phone call with investors on Tuesday, Michael Osanloo, the company’s president, CEO and director, announced an aggressive expansion s...

A Chicago White Sox game last month where two women were wounded by gunfire should have been stopped or delayed, the city’s interim police superintendent said Thursday.

In the days since vaccine manufacturers began distributing updated COVID-19 vaccines last week, questions have arisen about insurance coverage and whether you can safely get different shots at once.

An Illinois Lottery player woke up nearly $24 million richer after winning the second-largest Lotto jackpot in seven years, according to lottery officials.

More than a dozen new stores and restaurants have opened at the Skokie mall over the past 18 months — but those aren’t the biggest changes set to come.

From Chicagohenge to an opportunity to see other planets in our solar system, September has been a great month for those who look for marvels in the skies.