The Chicago area is going to face an enhanced risk of severe weather in coming days, with strong tornadoes and flooding rains possible. Most of northern Illinois will be at an enhanced risk of severe weather Wednesday according to the Storm Prediction Center, and the entire Chicago area will fall in that category Thursday as storms could bring dangerous ...

The company that wants to buy the lease on Chicago’s parking meters is coming to town next week to speak with the City Council to address their concerns. Stonepeak Investments said it is looking forward to the meeting, which is scheduled for June 15th in front of the Finance Committee. Almost two decades after a disastrous deal that traded the citys ...

Bowen Yang opened up about what ultimately led to his midseason departure from “Saturday Night Live.” The comedian acknowledged that he didnt feel like a core part of the show and even admitted he was set to leave after Season 50. “I never felt like I was that central to it, to be honest, Yang said of his seven-season run on the NBC series ...

For 150 years Toledo has been known as “Glass City” for its reputation as a global glass-making capital. In recent years Toledo has also been branded as “Little Chicago,” for its violent street crime and gang infestation, largely seeded by Chicago’s Gangster Disciples and Latin Kings. Tuesday, police in Toledo described an open-fire mass ...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. An Amazon employee remains behind bars Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting his co-worker in the parking garage of the Melrose Park facility where they worked. Authorities were led to Quentin Williams, 20, after a license plate reader snapped a picture of a car registered to ...

The Chicago Bears are choosing between three potential sites in Hammond to move forward with their new stadium, according to Mayor Tom McDermott. McDermott has ambitious plans to get shovels in the ground this summer, but first, the team has to choose where the stadium would go. He hopes that announcement will happen in a few weeks. A site near Wolf Lake ...

Osteoporosis is a huge threat to women as they grow older, and a Chicago doctor is hoping a simple scan can help patients avoid catastrophic injuries. Mary Driver is still recovering from a nasty fall she took on a sidewalk near the train station in suburban Lake Forest last fall, after a four mile run with a friend. She knew immediately her wrist was ...

A mass shooting in the Austin neighborhood left one person dead Monday night, and a reward is being offered to help solve the crime. On Tuesday, Cook County Crime Stoppers offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting that occurred in the first block of North Lockwood at approximately 7:25 p.m. Monday. ...

Officials in South Elgin are urging residents to avoid a part of the northwest suburb amid a large police presence and investigation in the area on Tuesday. Around 3:40 p.m., the Village of South Elgin said in a post on social media that police were asking residents to avoid the area surrounding 500 Oakwood Lane and the Jim Hansen Park parking lot while ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday expanded its list of allowed sunscreen ingredients to include the chemical compound bemotrizinol. The change has been eagerly anticipated for years: Bemotrizinol has long been popular in Europe, Australia and some Asian countries. It also marks the first time in more than 20 years the FDA has permitted a ...

Who will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup? France and Spain are usually the top nations that immediately come to mind — and for good reason. If all goes to plan, those two should definitely be in the mix to win it all. Any other result would be slightly disappointing depending on the context. But Les Bleus and La Roja will have several challengers in an ...

You can post pretty much whatever you want on social media, and it doesn’t have to be true, and that’s being borne out as residents speculate about several deaths in the area. There is a lot of conversation happening within numerous communities about a series of death investigations in the city suburbs where people are found in a retention pond, ...

The Chicago White Sox have made it official, calling up their top prospect before their upcoming homestand. The team Tuesday called up outfielder Braden Montgomery from Triple-A Charlotte, hoping to inject more pop into their lineup as they prepare to face the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers at Rate Field this week. Montgomery is the top ...

A popular suburban bar is pushing back after a customer gave them a one-star rating due to children on their patio during a live performance, sparking a heated social media debate. FitzGerald’s Night Club in Berwyn posted a screenshot of a recent review from Sunday, where a customer gave them one star, citing “loud kids” on the patio they said ...

Most new laws in Illinois take effect at the start of the year, but there are a handful of bills that will actually take effect in the coming weeks. According to the Illinois General Assembly, most of those laws are technical changes to preexisting laws, but there are a handful that could end up impacting residents or their loved ones in the coming ...

Trader Joe’s shoppers could be owed money as part of a class-action settlement, but if you haven’t filed a claim already, time is running out. The $7.4 million settlement involving one of the most popular and beloved grocery stores in the U.S. stemmed from a class-action lawsuit claimed the grocer printed debit or credit card receipts in a way that ...

A beloved Chicago chef was among two people killed in a mass shooting that left at least five others injured in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood last week. Friends, business partners and community leaders are remembering Isaac Chef Wavy Bradley as a gifted chef, entrepreneur and mentor whose impact on Chicagos Black-owned restaurant community ...

Authorities have revealed what led to an explosion that left one person dead and shut down the Eisenhower Expressway for hours last week in a bizarre series of events. Bomb squads were called in and drivers were left stranded in massive backups as closures on I-290 near Mannheim Road lasted more than eight hours. So what was it? Here’s what we ...

Cristian Roldan will have a homefield advantage during the World Cup. When the U.S. midfielder steps onto the pitch for the teams opener in Los Angeles on June 12, hell be playing just over 20 miles from the patch of grass where he learned to play soccer. In Pico Rivera, California a working-class city in southeast LA  situated a half-hour drive ...

A Chicago gas station will offer gas for just $1.99 per gallon for several hours Tuesday. The Shell station at 4357 W. Belmont Ave., near Kostner, will be giving out gas for less than $2 a gallon as part of a limited-time promotion. The discount will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s part of a promotional partnership with T-Mobile, the ...

Americans should limit their alcohol consumption to no more than one drink per day, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The recommendation from an international team of scientists differs from the U.S. dietary guidelines, both past and present. Previous guidelines recommended a daily limit of two ...

The Bears stadium saga just got yet another twist. An Illinois lawmaker said he has a new plan to keep the team in Illinois. The question is — is it too little too late? “This entire debacle has exposed the serious flaws in our property tax system….My legislation will help keep the Bears in Illinois while lowering property taxes for ...

Forget the sky. For star-gazers, the focus is on Madison Square Garden. Plenty of bold-faced names took their places Monday night on celebrity row and throughout the crowd at Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The New York Knicks are looking to grab a 3-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs as the series comes to Manhattan. Its the first time since 1999 that the ...

An investigation was underway after one person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, police said Monday. The shooting was reported at around 7:25 p.m. along North Lockwood Avenue near West Washington Boulevard. According to law enforcement, one teenager and three men were on the sidewalk when an ...

The Chicago Bears are generating headlines for potentially moving to Indiana, but they are far from the first NFL team to talk about leaving a big city or even crossing a state line. Even the Bears themselves haven’t always played in Chicago. They started off in Decatur and were known as the Staleys when they were founded, and eventually they moved to ...