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With warmer weather here and summer firmly on the way, many Chicago-area residents may be wondering when they can soak up the sun on one of the city’s lakefront beaches.

A “very rare” geomagnetic storm reached Earth hours earlier than expected on Friday, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to issue its first rare geomagnetic storm warning in nearly two decades. Operators of power plants and spacecraft in orbit were recommended to take precautions ahead of time as the G4 geomagn...

Attorneys for the city of Chicago squared off in a Daley Center courtroom Friday over a deposition former Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave in a wrongful death case brought as a result of a 2020 traffic collision that took the life of 10-year-old Da’Karia Spicer.

While we’re still over two months away from one of the Chicago area’s most recognizable summer festivals, those with a love of pierogis can start making plans for this year’s Whiting Pierogi Fest, with a dose of nostalgia greeting attendees.

Northwestern Medicine is trying to combat the nationwide nursing shortage with a program that trains non-clinical employees to take on clinical roles, and they’re opening up the program to more people in summer 2024.

Robin Robinson, a 65-year-old resident of suburban Downers Grove, was a very loving and kind-hearted soul, her sister said.

As the 13-year mark since Timmothy Pitzen vanished approached, a new age progression image was released in hope of spurring leads in the Aurora boy’s bizarre 2011 disappearance.

A “very rare” geomagnetic storm could make the northern lights visible across a large portion of the U.S. this weekend, including Illinois, but will you be able to see it?

A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted. Shannon is accused of committing sexual assault last September at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. A woman told police she was at a bar when......

When trying to determine the timing for peak cicada emergences in the Chicago area, experts look at a couple of factors, but there’s one important number many are keeping an eye on.

An online lottery player in Illinois came away with a lucky win Wednesday night, scoring a jackpot prize of $746,348 on the Fast Play Twenty 20s game, lottery officials said.

For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, an iconic Chicago ice cream shop will add new flavors into the mix.

Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain is set to switch on Saturday afternoon, marking the unofficial start of summer in Chicago as visitors will now be greeted by the majestic fountain when in Grant Park.