Costco has unveiled a $199 Thanksgiving dinner deal for its online customers. But turkey purists may have a bone to pick (figuratively) with the main dish.

A Crystal Lake man accused of repeated sexual abuse of a minor will remain in custody pending trial, McHenry County officials announced this week.

Here are this week's home video picks for all the movies and shows on streaming platforms now.

Weeks of negotiations may lie ahead as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, scramble to build a governing coalition while votes are counted.

John Kass, the longtime Chicago columnist who once wrote for the Chicago Tribune before starting his own website five years ago, will soon call it a career, according to a column Kass posted on his website Sunday.

CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday in Chicago Ridge. At around 6:50 p.m., police responded to the 10600 block of South Parkside Avenue on the report of a gunshot victim. Officers at the scene found a man, later identified as Omari Gates, 18, of Chicago Ridge, with an appararent [...]

Tyrone Jenkins, 37, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery following an October 13 attack on a 27-year-old woman at a CTA station on Chicago's Far South Side.

" We're going to follow the Constitution."

DIXMOOR, Ill. A large police presence has been spotted in suburban Dixmoor on Wednesday morning amid an apparent investigation. Dixmoor police have not yet provided updates on the situation, but several police vehicles were spotted near the intersection of West 145th Street and Cooper Avenue at around 7:45 a.m. Currently, it is unclear why [...]

A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Camerino started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third. Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to Tropicana Field to witness the long-awaited moment started to cheer. Not so fast. Third baseman Joey Ortiz bounced [...]

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said. The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano Garca-Page, said at least 30 people died in the crash and warned that the [...]

CHICAGO An investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot on the city's Far South Side on Tuesday afternoon. Chicago police say the shooting occurred around 6 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Eggleston Avenue in Roseland. According to officers, the victim, a 59-year-old man, was in the area when he was [...]

One man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting overnight in the Loop, according to Chicago police.

PALATINE, Ill. Emergency crews were called to the scene of an early-morning crash that unfolded in northwest suburban Palatine. According to police, the crash occurred along Westbound Dundee Road between Rand Road and North Hicks Road. While details surrounding the crash are currently unclear, SkyCam 9 was over the scene at around 6:10 a.m. [...]

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WGN) - There's jumping jacks, lunges and pushups in Jan O'Neil's gym class at Grissom Middle School in Tinley Park, but it's far more than just exercise. It's about teamwork, respect and learning to be your best self while having fun doing it. "Like every day I walk into gym class, or [...]

One major question remains: Will Instagram compensate creators for their videos the way YouTube does?

Cost of energy, gas and electricity rose from August to September, according to the consumer price index (CPI).

Over 100 students from 30 area high schools gathered at Loyola University Chicago's School of Environmental Sustainability for the Youth Climate Justice Summit to discuss implementing sustainable living practices and youth involvement in climate policy.

Following a rare cloudy day on Tuesday when only 24% of the potential sunshine was reached, sunshine is back in a big way on Wednesday as a warm front pushes far to the north and southerly winds take hold.

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