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Dolton’s mayor returned to a Cook County courtroom Friday after not meeting a judge’s deadline to sign liquor licenses for a local business.

The Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, man accused in the death of an 8-year-old boy revealed he was handling a gun at the time of the shooting to make him “look cool,” court documents stated.

A 50-acre, multi-use entertainment district just steps from one of the Chicago area’s most popular outlet malls could be complete within the next two years, officials said Friday.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against a northern Indiana county police department and its sheriff over an alleged “persistent practice of refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.”

Despite earlier reports that ICE agents tried to enter a Chicago elementary school Friday, the agency says it wasn’t them. So what exactly happened?

While Chicago-area residents may be in the depths of winter’s cold temperatures, those looking ahead to warmer, sunny days have a date to mark on their calendar after Six Flags Great America announced their opening date for the 2025 season.

A patient at Vista Medical Center East died on Thursday, hours after being found on the roof of the Waukegan hospital, authorities said.

The very popular Chicago Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, with more than 500 participating restaurants across dozens of cuisines — but you don’t need to go to the city to experience it.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen at a Chicago school Friday afternoon, according to officials with the city’s public school district, though a spokesperson for the agency denied such an encounter.

Stargazers who haven’t had a chance to check out this month’s planet parade will want to look up soon because there’s something about the January event that is particularly special.

Planning on flying Spirit Airlines soon? Make sure you follow the airline’s dress code.

Anthony Rizzo is set to have a new title soon.

There’s a few things we still don’t know about Super Bowl 2025 — like which two teams will play in the big game. But we do know the headliner performing at halftime, and one special musical guest star was just announced.