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There's still a few more weeks to bid on art for your home and yard in support of public art South of Chicago. The Village of Flossmoor touts over a dozen public sculptures, installed and maintained through private donations.

The two-story brick building in downtown Joliet opened as the world’s first Dairy Queen in June of 1940. It also happens to be on Historic Route 66, and as part of the Centennial Celebration, the Joliet Area Historical Museum is giving the building a historically accurate facelift.

​Mayor Brandon Johnson and other local officials cut the ribbon on the Logan Square Redesign and Milwaukee Avenue Reconstruction project.

A home explosion in northwestern Illinois injured one person and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate Monday morning after authorities detected elevated gas levels throughout a manufactured home community.

Attorneys for Chester Weger, the man convicted in one of Illinois' most notorious murder cases, are asking Governor JB Pritzker to grant him a posthumous pardon, nearly a year after Weger's death.

The wildly popular Texas-based Buc-ee's travel center chain is currently eyeing Greenwood, Indiana for a new location. The city is located about 15 miles south of Indianapolis. Current development plans seek to rezone 80 acres near Worthsville Road and I-65 for industrial and commercial use in order to clear the way for a 74,000 square-foot travel center that includes 120 gas pumps and EV charging...

Baseball fans will have a chance to celebrate Independence Day with a movie, a Cubs game and fireworks at the McHenry Outdoor Theater as part of a nationwide event hosted by Major League Baseball.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner is leaving the district after the school board approved a mutual separation agreement Monday.

Authorities are investigating after the body of a female was recovered from the Fox River in Elgin on Sunday afternoon.

​Ford City Mall opened in 1965 and once was a retail icon in Chicago. Now, JC Penney---the only store that's still open in the mall---will be the last one to close. ​Alderman Derrick Curtis calls Ford City Mall a "safety hazard". Curtis says Namdar Realty Group purchased the mall in 2019, and he says {quote}: "Namdar is not going to fix the things that need to be fixed". Officials say a movie thea...

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab says its study finds stroke survivors gain a greater range of joint motion and increased step length and height using exoskeleton therapy vs conventional therapy.

WBBM's Geoff Buchholz reports on plans for this weekend's PrideFest street festival on Halsted St.

Lou Malnati's says it is closing its Gold Coast location on State Street after its landlord decided to redevelop the building and would not renew the pizzaria's lease.

Ink Relief is a Chicago charity ​that covers tattoos for survivors of sex trafficking and domestic abuse. It's run by Ben Wahh who says it feels great to help erase painful parts of the past for people who need it the most. Wahh owns Deluxe Tattoo in Chicago, and for more than 30 years, he's be creating works of arts to help people express themselves, but a couple of years ago, he's started using...

​When then-President Barack Obama wore his tan suit to a press conference in 2014 regarding a possible U.S. military action, many Republicans and conservative media outlets strongly criticized him. Even GQ magazine called Obama's suit "sad". ​However, on Thursday at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center, guests David Letterman and Stephen Colbert wore tan suits, and so did Obama Found...

Illinois Tollway officials are gathering input on proposed rate increases. After more than a decade without an increase, Illinois Tollway Directors are calling for passenger toll rates to increase about 45-cents per toll.

More legal action has been filed in connection with a south side foster care facility dubbed the 'House of Horrors.' Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center at S. Michigan Avenue housed vulnerable youth in state care.

A dog was trapped under large rocks on Rainbow Beach about 30 feet from shore.

Crocheting started as a hobby for Deniz Evangelista in 2024, and quickly grew into a passion for her. The full-time nurse at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago says she was just looking for an escape from the stress of life and work. "I took one class, and after that, I was hooked. No pun intended. I was addicted," she recalled with a laugh. The married, mother of two says it's...

This month, 50-year-old Antoine Larry was convicted of conspiracy and extortion, and sentenced to more than 50 months in prison. Prosecutors say that while working for the Phoenix, Illinois Police Department, Larry conspired with another officer from 2020 to 2022 to solicit cash and drugs from people during traffic stops in exchange for reduced charges for the drivers, or not issuing them a citati...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the Chicago City Council vote to buy the city's Greyhound bus terminal.