A 34-year-old man from Wisconsin was killed after crashed while riding a snow mobile on a trail in Grundy County, resulting in him being ejected. Around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, authorities say a single-snowmobile crash occurred at the I&M Canal and the viaduct crossing at Nettle Creek in Morris. The snowmobile rider, later identified as Cody C. ...

The famous “Home Alone” house in Chicago’s north suburbs is seeing a surge in visitors this holiday season, with more than 100 visitors daily coming to take the classic Kevin selfie. Though the house has been a tourist attraction since the movie came out 35 years ago, visitors flock from all over the globe. Carloads of people, including a group ...

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois at the start of the new year, impacting the health, safety and education of residents throughout the state. Numerous new laws will impact insurance coverage in the state, with medically necessary colonoscopies, laser-hair removal for gender affirming care, and menopause visits for women over 45 now ...

The feds were forced to arrest one of their own this week, taking a Customs and Border Protection officer named Luis Uribe into custody. U.S. prosecutors in Chicago on Tuesday called Uribe a “serial rapist,” who they say was so proficient at using his CBP badge and gun to control Chinese sex workers that the women convened community meetings in an ...

Smoke rising from a fire in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood was visible from I-55 Tuesday evening, with buses re-routed as emergency crews responded to the area. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, a fire broke out in a structure near South Homan Avenue and West Pershing Road. Video on social media showed several Chicago Fire Department officials entering ...

Stop us if youve heard this before, but the Chicago area is facing down multiple chances of snow, and then a harsh cold snap, in coming days. Those chances of snow will arrive on several different days this week, including chances for accumulating snow on Friday and Saturday, and will be followed by some of the coldest air of the season, with daytime ...

Retiree Eileen Gowlak, 86, used to buy her clothes from Walmart when the retailer would have a big sale. But those days are over. I noticed the clothing went up, and they dont have the sales they used to have, Gowlak said outside a store in North Bergen, New Jersey, in November. Priced out of Walmart, Gowlak simply isnt buying new clothes right now. ...

The Chicago White Sox will own the top pick in the 2026 MLB Draft after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday. The White Sox finished the 2025 MLB season with the second-worst record in baseball, going 60-102 a year after setting an MLB record for most losses in a single season. After the 2025 season the White Sox were ineligible to participate in the ...

All outbound lanes on I-55 near Chicago’s South Side were closed just ahead of rush hour Monday as a semi-truck fire sent a plume of smoke into the air from the expressway. Around 3:10 p.m., all lanes on the Stevenson Expressway were closed just north of Damen Avenue as a semi-truck fire burned in one of the lanes, according to Illinois State Police. ...

A Customs and Border Protection officer has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple sexual assaults and robberies that occurred in 2022. According to an indictment handed down by the U.S. District Court on Tuesday, 44-year-old Luis Uribe was arrested Tuesday and charged with 10 counts of depravation of civil rights under color of law, and ...

The Chicago Bears are still in a playoff spot after their loss to the Green Bay Packers, but their grip on that spot became a lot more tenuous. If the Bears had won, theyd still be tied with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks for the best record in the NFC, but instead they find themselves tied with the San Francisco 49ers at 9-4 and are just one ...

ComEd announced this month that hundreds of millions of dollars in “credits” will be issued to customers in the new year. The energy company said the credits come from Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, which “requires nuclear plants to pay customers when prices are high.” The act took effect in 2021 and continues through 2027. ComEd ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has officially signed into a law a bill that would seek to limit immigration enforcement at colleges, daycares, courthouses and more. Under provisions of HB 1312, which was signed into law Tuesday, enhanced protections are expected to be put into place on those institutions, as well as at hospitals and other entities. ...

A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Departments request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant, but he cautioned that people shouldnt expect to learn much new ...

After nearly a year of rotating 60 contenders, Jenna Bush Hager has found her permanent co-host for the fourth hour of TODAY: Sheinelle Jones! Jenna announced Dec. 9 that Sheinelle will join her on the newly-named TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle. On Jan. 12, Sheinelle will become the fourth hours first permanent co-host since Hoda Kotb departed the show. ...

While the Bears’ chances for making the playoffs may have gone down after Sunday’s loss to the Packers, the hope for a postseason appearance is still very much alive and fans can soon begin purchasing tickets. The Bears announced Tuesday that tickets will go on sale for potential home games for the 2025 Postseason starting Thursday. Single-game ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for the iconic “Home Alone” house, but holiday movie lovers looking to get a glimpse at the nostalgic home in suburban Chicago might be surprised by what changed inside in the years after the film’s release. Images of the home’s interior first came out when it was sold earlier this year for more than $5 ...

The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trumps administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. A day after the justices indicated they would overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting ...

Twas three weeks before Christmas, and in the prison yard, a drone-dropped package was found by a guard. With steak, weed and crab legs, and cigarettes for days. And to season it all, a tin of Old Bay. The illicit meal was dropped into the Lee Correctional Institution prison yard by a drone, the South Carolina Department of Corrections said on the ...

The Voice Season 28 finale is shaping up to be one tough, yet exciting, competition. With the Playoffs portion coming to an end on Dec. 8, each team now officially has one artist heading to the live two-part season finale next week. After coaches Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Michael Bubl and Snoop Dogg filled their teams with 12 hopefuls, over the ...

An Indiana man accused of fatallyshooting and dismembering a 68-year-old manin a Chicago home before setting him on fire allegedly searched the internet about firearms, dismembering a body, setting a fire and concealing DNA and fingerprints days before the attack. Prosecutorsthis week chargedDeparris Slaughter, 32, of Munster, Indiana, with first-degree ...

If it felt like winter started unusually early in Chicago, it did. That’s because the city is off to its snowiest start to winter in decades, according to the National Weather Service. So far, 17.1 inches of snow has been recorded in Chicago as of Dec. 7. During the entire 2024-25 winter season just 17.6 inches of snow fell in the area. It marks ...

Dangerous travel conditions are possible in the coming hours as threats of freezing rain and possibly even snow squalls could impact commuters across the Chicago area. The National Weather Service warned there is “increasing confidence” winter weather could cause travel impacts starting Tuesday evening, when rain may “briefly overlap with freezing ...

After multiple high-profile violent incidents on CTA property, including a woman being set on fire on a train and another doused in liquid on a bus, the federal government is demanding immediate action. According to a statement from the Federal Transit Administration, officials are considering withholding federal funding for the CTA if actions are not ...

The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and, predictably, the nominees announced Monday will get people talking. The six nominees for the inaugural best podcast award are Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess and Up First, from NPR. Representing a mix of ...