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Get your daily dose of caffeine for free this as retailers across the Chicago area celebrate National Coffee Day with a number of freebies and deals.

Shortly a decade after first being detected in the United States, the invasive spotted lanternfly has now been detected and identified in Illinois for the first time.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon brought in a record $386 million for the city’s economy in 2022, according to an independent economic impact study from the University of Illinois.

While responding to another call in the Hilltop area, Columbus Police officers noticed a house on fire and they rushed to help rescue multiple people inside the burning residence.

Less than a month after the “Skip the Line” program for Illinois DMVs launched, some residents are complaining over difficulties with the system to schedule appointments, with some saying they were redirected to locations hundreds of miles away.

The “Harvest Moon” is set to rise in the night sky this week, marking the final supermoon of 2023.

The state child welfare agency is now caring for an abandoned baby girl found Tuesday afternoon in the West Town neighborhood.

Chicago’s City Council has voted to confirm Chief Larry Snelling as the city’s newest top cop.

One lotto player is $5 million richer, thanks to a lucky scratch-off ticket recently sold at an Illinois grocery store.

Family and community members are demanding justice after an 11-year-old was the victim of an alleged racially motivated attack near her Chicago home.

I-57 northbound lanes were reopened following a four-hour closure after fatal crash Wednesday morning at 99th Street near Chicago’s Morgan Park, West Pullman and West Roseland neighborhoods.

Some inbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway were closed Wednesday morning after a fuel spill involving at least one semi at 18th Street resulted in a multi-vehicle crash with at least six people injured.

A stormy few days are ahead across the Chicago area, beginning with waves of widespread showers and storms Tuesday, some with the potential to turn strong to severe towards the afternoon and into the evening.