Wondering how to make the most of your Black Friday shopping? Here are some tips to make sure you get the best deals possible. 

Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year. The firearms industry says people are rushing to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates’ calls for tighter restrictions. By the end of November, more than 25.4 million background checks – generally seen as a strong indicator of gun sales – had...

The Salvation Army is seeking help from the public after a red kettle was stolen on the Magnificent Mile on Friday evening.

Black Friday shoppers fought for parking spots and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls, kicking off a shortened shopping season that intensified the mad scramble between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The shopping season is the shortest since 2013 because Thanksgiving fell on the last Thursday in November — the latest possible date it could be. That means customers will have less...

Palos Park police are warning consumers about online scams they may encounter while shopping online during the Black Friday weekend.

In three weeks, thousands of Americans will hit stores to get the best deals as part of their holiday shopping. Stores across the U.S. are already getting ready for the season by announcing their Black Friday deals. Here are some options that may catch your eye.

After years of stores opening earlier and earlier for Black Friday shoppers, some retailers and shopping centers are beginning to scale things back, including Woodfield Mall.

These tips will help you maximize your Black Friday shopping.

After years of stores opening earlier and earlier for Black Friday shoppers, some retailers and shopping centers are beginning to buck that trend, including Woodfield Mall in suburban Schaumburg.

According to the mall’s website, Woodfield will still open their doors on Thanksgiving Day from 5 p.m. to midnight, but will then close and re-open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Stores will remain open until 9 p.m., according to a list of store hours.

No one does Black Friday quite like the team behind Cards Against Humanity.

Even people who said they’d already done their shopping online came out for Black Friday to spend time with family members or just for the fun of looking. But it’s those very shoppers retailers are trying to keep as loyal customers, working to improve their own online sites and letting people pick up purchases in the store as the retailers...

Authorities have confirmed that four people have been arrested in relation to the protests on Michigan Avenue this weekend. 2 of the arrests are traffic related, and 2 are battery related, though the identities of those arrested and their formal charges have not been released.

Hundreds of protesters descended on Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, marhcing up the major shopping strip in Chicago in response to the release of the dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer.