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Cloudy skies and several inches of snow are possible in the northern parts of the Chicago area Saturday, as the approaching system comes with a sharp cutoff in terms of receiving rain or snow.

Much colder next week

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown expressed his condolences regarding Tyre Nichols’ death Friday following the release of body camera footage in the Memphis man’s police beating death, while pushing for peace across the city. A department spokesperson issued a statement late Friday in which Brown said, in part, “I ask everyone to h...

While it appears the Chicago area will experience precipitation of some sort this weekend, what exactly we’ll see remains up in the air. If it does snow, accumulation will likely vary widely – depending on where you live. Here is a timeline of what could occur and when from a weather perspective. Snow showers came to an end for the&#823...

Community leaders and elected officials from Chicago, the suburbs and around Illinois are sharing reactions to the release of body camera footage showing the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Footage released Friday shows 29-year-old Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him wi...

An extremely rare green comet will soon pass near Earth, returning for the first time in 50,000 years. Discovered less than a year ago, the harmless green comet already is visible in the northern night sky with binoculars and small telescopes, and possibly the naked eye in the darkest corners of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s expected to brighten as...

A tiny frame hangs over the desk of Chicago’s newest FBI Special Agent in Charge. It contains the patrolman’s ID that Robert Wheeler’s father carried when he was on the force in Covington, Ga. back in 1970.

Community levels have improved within the past two weeks across Illinois, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, while health officials continue to closely monitor the spread of the more contagious “Kraken” variant. According to CDC data, a total of 20 counties were at “medium” COVID status ...

A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of the Chicago area with several inches of snow possible Saturday.

Multiple pileups near the Illinois-Wisconsin border Friday, including one involving up to 50 vehicles, shut down multiple major roadways ahead of the afternoon rush hour and as bands of snow made their way across the area.

Englewood residents and community leaders during a meeting Thursday expressed anger and frustration after Save a Lot, the grocery store the community said it didn’t, want hung its banner on the neighborhood’s recently shuttered Whole Foods building at 832 W. 63rd St. on Chicago’s South Side.

With the Chicago area preparing for more snowfall this weekend after seeing the highest totals of the year thus far, many residents are looking to have a warm car to jump in to on a blisteringly cold morning.

A massive mansion in Lincoln Park often regarded as the most luxurious home on the Chicago real estate market is once again up for sale, now just over $15 million cheaper than it was when previously listed in Feb. 2020.