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President Donald Trump started his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient the U.S. government.

Holding a box with more than 1,800 signatures inside, activists rallied at City Hall Wednesday to call on Mayor Brandon Johnson to take urgent action to address child care accessibility and affordability.

Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday.

A quickly-expanding wildfire broke out in the mountains north of Los Angeles Wednesday, leading to evacuation orders for thousands as the blaze consumed over 8,000 acres of mostly dry vegetation.

With 2025 fresh underway, several Chicago chefs and restaurants have received a prestigious honor, being named among the semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Award, lauding the finest restaurants, chefs, bars, bakeries and more in America’s culinary scene.

A suburban father is suing KinderCare after his 5-year-old daughter was left on a school bus for several hours in sub-freezing weather last week.

Winter time can lead to everything from dry skin to chapped lips, particularly in the brutal temperatures being experienced across the Midwest this January, but what about your hair?

A construction worker at the Obama Presidential Library was injured Wednesday after they fell down a ventilation duct, sources tell NBC Chicago.

President Donald Trump’s administration moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off. So what will that mean for the U.S.?

Look up! Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a “planetary parade,” and most will be able to be seen with the naked eye.

Minor accumulations up to 1 inch

While a bitter cold January in Chicago continues, you may have noticed a bit more daylight sneaking into your windows, with earlier sunrises and later sunsets, even if just by a minute. You know what that means — the time to “spring forward” is coming up.

A winter storm sweeping through the southern U.S. this week dumped snow at levels many in those regions have never seen before, but how does it compare to Chicago? The answer is surprising.