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Though the meteorological winter began last week with the start of December, the Northern Hemisphere remains in astronomical autumn for a bit longer.

A Cicero police officer was seriously wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning, according to officials.

After a blisteringly cold week across the Chicago area, some reprieve is in store for this weekend, with high temperatures rising well above freezing alongside more windy conditions.

A Chicago man was charged with aggravated driving under the influence after striking a car and an Illinois State Police SUV along Interstate 57 on Chicago’s Far South Side, authorities said.

While families begin celebrating the holiday season in the Chicago area, fans of extravagant Christmas decorations may be seeking a more immersive experience with holiday trains.

Doorbell camera captured the startling moment a garbage truck exploded Friday evening in northwest suburban Arlington Heights.

Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson passed the point of no return following a 4-2 loss to Boston on Wednesday night.

 U.S. officials are recommending Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers, citing a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign.

Large so-called “teen takeovers” drew hundreds of kids to Chicago’s downtown last summer, straining police resources, upsetting residents and leading to vandalism and even shootings. Then they slowed down. Here’s what happened.

The murder conviction of a former Northwestern University professor who was sentenced to decades in prison for killing a boyfriend has been overturned because he was not allowed to consult with his lawyer during an overnight recess. An Illinois Appeals Court panel on Friday overturned Wyndham Lathem’s 2021 first-degree murder conviction. The panel ...

A portion of a busy road was closed Friday evening in northwest suburban Arlington Heights following a garbage truck fire and explosion, authorities said.

A Marine veteran went to work out at the gym after he shot and killed a man who was acting “erratically” in a busy intersection in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, court documents revealed Friday.

A Marine veteran with a concealed carry permit shot and killed a man who was acting “erratically” in a busy Chicago intersection, then walked away and went to work out at the gym, prosecutors said in court Friday.