Looking to treat your partner to an elegant evening in celebration of Valentine’s Day but not sure where to go? The Chicago area offers plenty of charming dining destinations – including four that were recently ranked among the country’s most romantic. OpenTable recently released its list of 2026s Top 100 Romantic Restaurants, highlighting ...

NOTE: The above video is from an earlier report on the killing A teen charged with fatally stabbing a pregnant woman in suburban Downers Grove has been released from a hospital after suffering self-inflicted wounds last week. According to the DuPage County Sheriffs Office, 19-year-old Nedas Revuckas was released days after he was hospitalized in ...

Will County sheriff’s deputies launched a search for a suspect after a theft in progress along a railroad on Saturday morning and temporarily urged residents to stay indoors. According to the Will County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 7:24 a.m., BNSF Police notified deputies of a possible theft at a railroad crossing at Lorenzo and Cottage roads ...

Saturday will be an emotional anniversary for the friends of Rachel Mellon Skemp, a then-13-year-old who vanished from her home in suburban Bolingbrook 30 years ago. Carrie Scaglione was Rachel’s best friend. We want closure, we want answers, Scaglione said. I feel like case has fallen flat and there is so much to look into. So many obvious things. ...

The Chicago White Sox have acquired veteran pitcher Jordan Hicks and a prospect from the Boston Red Sox, according to multiple reports. According to ESPNs Jeff Passan, the White Sox are acquiring Hicks and pitching prospect David Sandlin. In exchange, the White Sox will send pitcher Gage Ziehl to the Red Sox, according to The Athletics Ken ...

Sunday marks the first day of new eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.   As a result of those changes, some food pantries are expecting a surge in demand in coming weeks and months, and some residents are fearful that they may no longer be eligible for benefits in the future. According to the Department ...

Residents in suburban Dixmoor are dealing with a significant water main break that is impacting more than half the community. According to Village President Fitzgerald Roberts, the main break occurred on 139th Street between Dixie Highway and Thornton Road on Sunday. The 8-inch water main delivers water to the community, and more than half of the ...

Chicagos annual snowplow naming contest is entering its next phase, and one protest against federal immigration enforcement actions in the city has made the cut. While there were numerous submitted snowplow names referenced ICE and other agencies, the phrase Abolish ICE was one of 25 finalists listed by the city in a press release Sunday announcing the ...

Its an annual rite of winter, and the Chicago Auto Show is fast approaching at McCormick Place. The annual event brings together the worlds biggest car manufacturers, luxury vehicles and a slew of activities all under one roof, and it draws thousands of attendees every year. Here is the information you need to know before you head to McCormick Place ...

A deadline has come and gone for travelers who have been flying domestically without Real ID-compliant identification cards. That deadline finally arrived on Sunday, as travelers who dont have the enhanced cards may have to pay a $45 fee before they can board their aircraft. Under new rules implemented by the Transportation Security Administration ...

A series of ATM thefts on the citys Northwest Side has led to an alert issued by Chicago police this weekend. According to Chicago police, the four burglaries have occurred over the last month at locations in the Belmont Gardens and Avondale neighborhoods, including two that happened within minutes of one another. The most recent of the burglaries ...

Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118 on Saturday night. Dosunmu added nine assists and eight rebounds. Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and Isaac Okoro added 20 for the Bulls, who hit 20 3-pointers. Pelle Larsson scored 22 and Bam Adebayo had 15 of his 21 in the fourth quarter for ...

The Chicago area is going to see slightly warmer conditions on Sunday, but increasing clouds and light snow are also in the forecast. The day started out on the chilly side, with low temperatures in the single-digits and low-teens across the area. A light glaze of ice was also reported on some area roadways and untreated surfaces after overnight freezing ...

A Peoria County Sheriffs deputy was left with serious injuries after he was shot on Saturday night. According to authorities, the deputy was conducting a traffic stop just before 10 p.m. in the 1000 block of Western Avenue in Peoria when a passenger in the vehicle fled on foot. It is believed that individual then fired multiple shots, striking the ...

Illinois State Police are investigating after a multi-vehicle crash sent multiple people to local hospitals and closed lanes on the Edens Expressway. According to state police, the crash occurred in the northbound lanes of the roadway near Golf and Dempster just before 5 a.m. Sunday. In all, six vehicles were involved in the crash, according to ...

Britains royal family is facing a fresh round of embarrassment after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed unsavory details about the relationship between the convicted sex offender and a correspondent who appears to be the man formerly known as Prince Andrew. Emails released by the U.S. Justice ...

The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year. The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. In 2026, focus has been placed once again on the music, where Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more will go ...

Several Chicago-area athletes are heading to Italy to represent the U.S. in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Team USA will have 232 athletes on its roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and eight of them are from the Chicago area. Several more are from the Midwest. Representing in sports like hockey and speed skating, there are several veteran ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are right around the corner, but the games actually begin before many might expect. While the global sporting event will officially kick off with the Opening Ceremony, several events will actually start before then. So when do the Olympics start, how long do they last and how can you watch? When are the Olympics? ...

The latest collection of government files released on Jeffrey Epstein include emails from 2003 between Casey Wasserman, the head of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, and Epstein’s one-time girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Among the exchanges included Wasserman telling Maxwell I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you ...

For the full Chicago-area forecast for Saturday night and Sunday, click here. Parts of the Chicago area could see difficult travel conditions overnight thanks to dense freezing fog thats developed in Indiana. According to the National Weather Service, that fog is already causing issues with visibility in Northwest Indiana, with Valparaiso law ...

The Chicago area could see some light snow showers on Sunday as a clipper system swings through the region, but warmer temperatures are also on the menu. After overnight lows dip into the teens, with wind chills right around zero degrees, Sunday should be a mostly cloudy and calm day in the region, with highs reaching back into the upper-20s, ...

Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle is leaving the team to join Jesse Minters staff with the Baltimore Ravens, reports say. ESPNs Adam Schefter reported Friday that Doyle will join Minters staff as his new offensive coordinator, and he will have play-calling responsibilities in Baltimore as that team embarks on a new era after nearly two ...

The Illinois Department of Labor filed a complaint against Gino and Martys in which it says the now-shuttered restaurant owes its former employees more than $20,000 for unpaid or underpaid wages. The complaint, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, names the restaurants management company, White Glove Service and Management LLC, and several individual ...

A fight onboard a CTA bus ended with gunfire striking two teens Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said. According to authorities, the bus was traveling in the 4000 block of West Chicago Avenue at approximately 3:19 p.m. when a group of individuals became involved in a fight, police said. During the altercation, a gun went off, striking a 15-year-old ...