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A new report revealed only one in four sunscreens safely protect you from the sun. 

A child was among two people injured after a vehicle drove into a daycare in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood, according to fire officials.

Severe weather is possible in parts of the Chicago area Tuesday evening, with “all severe hazards” possible.

George Wendt, a Chicago-born actor most known for his role as Norm Peterson on “Cheers,” has died at 76, according to his family.

America’s Roller Coast, Cedar Point, is officially open for the season, and thrill-seekers making their way to the Ohio amusement park are getting fresh looks at a brand-new roller coaster.

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 550 illnesses last year, including several in Illinois.

Te first arrest occurred Friday evening during a large gathering of “up to 200 teens and young adults being disruptive downtown.”

The report, which surveyed people from 250 major cities, analyzed responses across difference indexes, which accounted for quality of education and health care, house affordability, crime rate, culture and leisure offerings and more.

When Mika Stambaugh went to the dermatologist for a simple skin check, she didn’t expect to leave that appointment with a gaping hole in her face.

Debate over a transgender student’s win in a suburban middle school girls track meet grew heated at a school board meeting Monday.

In report from NBC affiliate TMJ4, a statement from the school called the incident “targeted and isolated between the two individuals.”

Chicago-area residents have been asked to reduce water use as heavy rains fall across the region, with more rain expected throughout the day.

Steady, heavy rain, gusty winds and even low visibility were all expected to last through the morning commute.

Lanes on westbound Interstate 88 in DuPage County were shut down for hours during the busy Tuesday morning commute as police worked to investigate a two-car crash that left at least one person killed and another injured. Weather radar: Track live radar as soaking rain, heavy downpours pound Chicago area The crash, between two passenger vehicles, oc...