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The store manager of a Calumet Heights auto parts store, who possesses a concealed carry license, shot a man who tried to rob the establishment Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. The robbery was reported at around 2:30 p.m. in the 9100 block of South Stony Island Avenue. According to authorities, a male suspect, believed to be 30 to 40 y...

Many northwest Indiana homeowners were dealing with the aftermath of mother nature Friday after powerful storms struck the area, bringing wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour. Torrona Tillman, a Merrillville resident, said she and her husband, Larry, were sitting at their home in the evening hours, watching television, when they heard a big rumble...

With the 2023 Chicago mayoral runoff election just three days away, voters are looking to make their decision as former CPS CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson make their final pushes for public support.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that three tornadoes struck northern Illinois Friday evening as a series of intense storms pummeled the region.

Four people were killed Friday evening as severe storms that potentially spawned several tornadoes swept across much of the state, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

Just over a month after voters cast their ballot in the first round of the Chicago municipal elections, runoff elections for mayor and 14 of the city’s 50 wards are just three days away.

With the 2023 Chicago mayoral runoff election just three days away, both former CPS CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson are making their final efforts to court voters in what appears to be a neck-and-neck race.

Boone County and Belvidere officials provided an update Saturday morning after one person was killed and 40 others were injured Friday night when a roof collapse occurred during a concert at Belvidere’s Apollo Theatre as severe storms swept through the community.

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in a shooting early Saturday in the West Pullman neighborhood.

After significant storms backed by wind gusts over 80 miles per hour in some spots swept through the Chicago area on Friday afternoon and evening, a drastic difference is now in store Saturday in the aftermath of yesterday’s severe weather.

More sunshine and milder Sunday

Fierce storms with wind gusts exceeding 60 miles per hour ripped across Illinois late Friday, leading to a partial building collapse at a theater, a shelter-in-place announcement at O’Hare Airport and damage across numerous communities.

With just a few days left in the race for Chicago mayor, big money is pouring into both Brandon Johnson’s and Paul Vallas’ campaign coffers. How might that money influence the next mayor?