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Three people, including an 8-year-old boy, were hospitalized after a house fire Monday morning in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood.

An 85-year-old man was arrested after his wife was shot during a domestic dispute at a home in unincorporated Crown Point, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.

Eight people were injured Sunday afternoon in a crash involving a Spring Grove police officer in McHenry County.

Chicago White Sox amateur scouting director Mike Shirley has resigned amid an internal investigation into allegations that he made inappropriate racial and sexist comments, according to The Athletic.

Providence Catholic High School has dismissed head football coach Tyler Plantz despite the Celtics opening the season with four consecutive victories.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the formal launch of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's re-election bid.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a judge's ruling that could lead to the re-opening of two closed Chicago-area "safety net" hospitals.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the first office-to-apartment conversion to open in Chicago's Loop.

25 years after the terrorist attacks, Chicago-based United Airlines added to a memorial at its Support Center in Arlington Heights. United unveiled a memorial bench during a solemn ceremony that included employees reading names of their 18 colleagues killed onboard two hijacked planes.

​The U.S. Attorney's Office says from 20-22 to 20-25, Ibrahim used information stolen from physicians to write thousands of fraudulent prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. Ibrahim and other people then illegally sold the drugs in the Chicago area. Ibrahim financially benefited from the scheme, resulting in the forfeiture of $200,800 in illicit proceeds that was seized from he...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the latest Chicago aldermen not seeking re-election in February.

The skies over Chicago have been busy this week with birds heading south for the winter. Birdcast, a migration forecasting site run by scientists at Cornell, the University of Illinois and other universities, estimates 10.7 million birds flew through Chicago between sunset Wednesday and sunrise on Thursday.

A new exhibit at The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago explores the un-lived life of Emmett Till.

After a sold out run last season, a father-daughter drama returns to a theater in Old Town, featuring music that mixes instruments with real-life bird sounds.

Grandparents Day is coming up this Sunday. Hear how you can stay safe from scams with Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio.

Drivers who use the Lake Shore Drive Bridge late at night or early in the morning need to be prepared for overnight closures -- starting at 10 PM, Thursday, September 10. According to 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins, the Chicago Department of Transportation will be conducting center break trimming and electrical testing on the bridge over the next week. Closures will run every night from 10 PM to...

The state’s flagship university is growing again. Enrollment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign now tops 61,000 students thanks to a freshman class that grew to 9,332. That’s about 200 more students than last year, based on numbers from the tenth day of classes.