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UnitedHealthcare plans to eliminate prior authorization requirements for 30% of services by the end of 2026.

ADDISON, Ill. Pre-trial release has been denied for a west suburban man accused of a DUI crash that left a woman dead last week. Adolfo Carrillo, A 50-year-old Cicero resident, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated DUI causing death, DuPage County States Attorney Robert Berlin announced Monday. The charge stems from [...]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed a number of topics during a briefing Tuesday morning at City Hall, saying he plans to discuss funding for Chicago Public Schools, the Local Government Distributive Fund and, of course, the Bears' stadium plans during his trip to Springfield.

HENDERSON, Nev. Former Chicago Bears player and coach Ron Rivera is being inducted Tuesday night to the inaugural Hispanic Football Hall of Fame. A second-round selection by the Bears in the 1984 NFL Draft, Rivera spent his entire nine-year playing career in Chicago. In 1985, he became the first American of Puerto Rican descent [...]

CHICAGO A Cook County elected official who was accused of drunk driving in late 2024 has been found not guilty. Samantha Steele, who is one of three commissioners on theCook County Board of Review, had been charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol following the crash, which occurred in [...]

Police are investigating an incident at a residence in Carol Stream, Illinois, with no indication of a threat to the public.

NEW YORK (AP) The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history. The Lost Boys, an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller, [...]

JOLIET, Ill. A 17-year-old boy stabbed in Joliet on Sunday afternoon has died, the Joliet Police Department said in an update Tuesday. The boy had been taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead Monday by the Will County Coroner's Office. The boy's identity has not yet been released [...]

MichaelDistasio - Treasurer, Chicago Police Foundation. Founder of Valor Advisers Ernesto Amparan - CPD Officer/Owner of Thin Blue Line Fishing The First Responder Mental Wellness Fishing event, sponsored by the Chicago Police Foundation and hosted by Thin Blue Line Fishing, is meant to provide first responders injured in the line of duty and suffering ...

Doris and Donald Fisher co-founded the first of the now-ubiquitous clothing shops in 1969.

Here are 25 restaurants offering Cinco de Mayo food deals.

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. The Village of Glendale Heights and its police department are holding a relief drive after a fire displaced 11 families. Fire crews responded to the Ellyn Crossing Apartments, located in the 1800 block of Glen Ellyn Road, just after 10 a.m. Sunday. Residents said the fire started on the third floor. [...]

WGN News sits down to talk with the stars of "Mortal Kombat II," Karl Urban and Josh Lawson.

Workers have reached a tentative agreement with Illinois State University that could resolve a month-old strike involving roughly 300 employees.

The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday night released legislative text for the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill that would bypass Democratic opposition to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through 2029. The committees released the legislation after the Senate and House passed a ...

U.S. forces are pressing ahead Tuesday with an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but so far only two vessels, both of them American-flagged merchant ships, are known to have passed through. Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine said the safety corridor in the key waterway for oil and gas transport involves [...]

Households are expected to spend 8.5% more to cool their homes this summer than last year, a new forecast shows.

The North American leg of the PCD FOREVER tour was set to include 30 dates in the U.S. and two in Canada, according to a tour announcement published in March.

NEW YORK (AP) Met Gala guests from Beyonc and Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code Fashion is art. Beyonc left the cowboy hat at home and dazzled in a custom Olivier Rousteing sculptural [...]

CHICAGO A 22-year-old woman is in critical condition following a shooting in Hermosa early Tuesday morning. Just before 3:20 a.m., a 22-year-old woman was outside in the 1900 block of North Kilbourn when she was shot in the pelvic area. She was dropped off at Humboldt Park Health in critical condition. No one is [...]

Utz Quality Foods is issuing a voluntary recall for certain varieties of potato chips sold nationwide, the FDA announced on Monday.

Japanese rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami hit his 14th homer, Miguel Vargas also went deep and Davis Martin twirled seven shutout innings as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Los Angeles Angels, 6-0, on Monday night to open the final leg of their West Coast road trip.

The price of diesel, meanwhile, is more than $5.64 as of Monday, nearly 20 cents higher than a week ago, according to AAA.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. Classes have been cancelled at a northwest suburban school on Tuesday after a resource officer misplaced his gun while he was using the bathroom on Monday afternoon. According to Arlington Heights police, the incident unfolded just prior to school dismissal at Forest View Educational Center, located in the 2100 block of [...]