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Businessman, philanthropist and former mayoral candidate Willie Wilson announced that he will be holding a gas and grocery giveaway event on Saturday, with 13 gas stations and three grocery stores across Chicago participating.

A police officer was shot in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

A wrong-way crash on Chicago’s DuSable Lake Shore Drive left three people injured, two of them critically, and shut down the major roadway in both directions for the start of the morning rush hour.

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been hired to redevelop two floors once occupied by the Signature Room in the former John Hancock Center, which the firm designed in the 1960s.

For the eighth consecutive year, Chicago has topped Condé Nast Traveler’s list of the Best Big Cities in the United States, city officials revealed this week.

A Chicago alderman renewed calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate Chicago’s ShotSpotter contract after a weekend shooting left the body of a 19-year-old woman lying in an alley for hours.

Britpop band Oasis has officially expanded their long-awaited international reunion tour, announcing five new stops in North America — including one in Chicago.

Come Election Day, Nov. 5, voters will get a chance to elect members to the Chicago Board of Education for the first time. With 37 days away until then, some candidates running made their pitch on Saturday to voters on the city’s South Side. “The taxpayers are a big proponent of CPS whether they have kids or not,” said Lanetta…

A sign the spookiest day of the year is approaching, haunted houses are intended to prepare you for the ghosts and goblins you could see come Oct. 31.

Macy’s Walnut Room, a Chicago holiday tradition for over a century, is now taking reservations. Don’t miss the iconic 40-foot Christmas tree, up from November 4th to January 7th.

2024 holiday reservations for Chicago’s iconic Walnut Room at Macy’s on State Street are officially open.

Don’t look back in anger, Chicago. Oasis’ reunion tour now includes a stop in the Windy City, according to a report.

On a gloomy, seemingly quiet Sunday in Chicago, several dozen Haitian Americans and allies made their presence known, rallying together to stop Haitian hate. “We want to rally around Haitians across the U.S. who are dealing with Haitian hate,” said Daniel Jean Jr., president of the Haitian American Professional Network. “We want to get the message out that we...

On a gloomy, seemingly quiet Sunday in Chicago, several dozen Haitian Americans and allies made their presence known, rallying together to stop Haitian hate. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

A woman who attended Chicago’s Riot Fest alleged her car was set on fire after refusing to pay for parking on a public street.

Amazon is planning to close its fulfillment center in Chicago’s Goose Island neighborhood, according to a company spokesperson.

A demonstration targeting a drag queen story hour in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood drew an impromptu counterprotest complete with music, dancing and an overwhelming show of support. “Jerry Tales: A Storytime Soiree With Drag Queens,” a brunchtime story hour featuring drag queens Ginger Forest and Candi Forest, takes place each month at Jerry’s Sandwiches, 4739 N. Lincoln Ave. At...

A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza after jurors informed the court that unanimous verdicts could not be reached.

“What hurts me the most is that she is an innocent person,” her father said. “An innocent person is over there. They know she’s innocent.”

The former head of AT&T Illinois bribed then-state House Speaker Michael J. Madiganto land the “white whale” that the utility and its top executive “had desperately wanted for the better part of a decade,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.