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Chicago-area residents may be dealing with dangerously cold temperatures in the middle of winter, but those looking ahead to thrilling times on warmer days are in for some good news.

Winger Jonathan Bamba was acquired by Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire from Spanish club Celta Viga and agreed to a three-year contract that includes a team option for 2028. The 28-year-old, a member of Ivory Coast’s team that won last year’s Africa Cup of Nations, will be a designated player whose compensation and acquisition cost exceed the $74...

Illinois joined a list of states filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s new executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship.

Attention Pokémon lovers — you may want to make your next PokéStop outing to be your local McDonald’s.

President Donald Trump promised a flurry of executive action on Day 1 — and that’s what he did. But what executive orders did he sign and what do they do?

A head-on crash involving a semi and sedan in the northern suburb of Mundelein left a woman killed and roads closed for hours early Tuesday morning as police worked to investigate, according to local officials.

Pour one out for the once-bustling Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Chicago.

While warming up cars for a while during the winter used to be a common practice, that has changed in recent decades.

In some cases, the Arctic blast gripping Chicago could lead to frozen pipes, which could burst and lead to flooding.

As an extreme cold warning with wind chills of -30 degrees descend across the Chicago area, more than 100 schools, colleges, daycares and even some businesses and local governments have announced closures Tuesday due to the dangerous cold.

The closures range from the city to the suburbs, including elementary, middle and high schools in Palos Hills, Oak Lawn, Lyons, Calumet City, Crystal Lake, Elgin, Carpentersville, Antioch and Grayslake.

Arctic cold gripped the entire Chicago area Tuesday morning, with “feels-like” temperatures near -30 degrees as extreme cold warnings and cold advisories swept across the region.

An explosion at a home in suburban Bolingbrook sparked a large law enforcement response and left the structure unsafe to enter.