"Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat. Sam Rivers wasn't just our bass player - he was pure magic," the band wrote in a post on social media.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates has been announced as the new leader of the Illinois teachers union.

A pastor in the north suburbs is facing sexual misconduct allegations, the Chicago Archdiocese announced.

Record-breaking Olympic gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles made a special stop in Chicago to offer some words of encouragement for kids in the foster care community.

Over 90 cultural groups will light up the Loop for a glowing night in the city.

A 17-mile stretch of Southern California freeway was shut down Saturday because of a military event involving live ammunition at Camp Pendleton.

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If you're planning a party, don't scare away your ghouls and goblins with boring appetizers.

World Menopause Day was on October 8 and Bonafide Health is putting the spotlight on Women's Health when it comes to identifying and managing the symptoms of Menopause.

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A group chat on the Telegram messaging app including certain members of the Young Republican National Federation, was exposed in a Politico report detailing 7 months of racist, anti-semitic, and violent texts that reportedly became part of their culture.

Two people stole a car from a man who was taking items out of his trunk downtown on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer during their lifetime.

At least two people died in a serious South Side crash on Friday night, officials said.

The company said at least one of those arrested had documents that were in order.

A suspect is in custody after a man was shot to death during an argument at a North Side home on Friday night, Chicago police said.

A suspect has been charged in Thursday's deadly shooting at a north suburban home, police said.

Someone on a private bus shot and killed a woman as she tried to exit the vehicle on Chicago's South Side early Saturday morning, police said.

The Milwaukee Brewers were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS after losing Game 4 on Friday. The Brewers had advanced over the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS.

An unidentified male body was discovered Friday morning along a canal on the city's Southwest Side, police said.

United said one aircraft was taxiing to its gate when its wing made contact with the tail of a stationary plane Friday at Chicago O'Hare.

Chicago police are conducting a homicide investigation after two people were found shot to death Friday inside of a vehicle on the city's South Side.

An extraordinary vote by Harvey's City Council Thursday night left many unanswered questions about what the city can afford.

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Part of a building on the city's Southwest Side was cordoned off by tape after a wall collapsed Friday afternoon.