Chicago is hosting a variety of events this weekend, including concerts, plays, and musicals, featuring artists such as Cardi B, Los Tigres del Norte, The High Kings, Kindred the Family Soul, Two Feet, The Summer Set, Uncle Kracker, Cowboy Junkies, and more.

CHICAGO Felony charges have been filed against a Chicago woman accused of hitting a man with her car on the city's Far South Side last month. Chicago police say 24-year-old Ashanti Harvey has been charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. The charges [...]

Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in Walker, Texas Ranger and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents has died at 86. Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a sudden passing. While we would like to [...]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A fire at an auto parts factory in South Koreas central city of Daejeon injured at least 55 people on Friday, with officials warning the toll could rise. The National Fire Agency said 24 were seriously hurt in a blaze likely caused by an explosion. Officials could not immediately confirm [...]

CHICAGO A man is facing charges after allegedly sexually assaulting two women at gunpoint in South Austin. RobertHarper, 28, was arrested Wednesday in the 5600 block of West Washington Boulevard the same location where the alleged assaults occurred. The first alleged sexual assault took place on Feb. 25. Police believe he met a [...]

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) James Jimmy Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the victim of an accident, Spanish regional police said Friday. Graceys body was found Thursday afternoon in the waters off a beach, near where he was last seen outside a Barcelona nightclub with his ...

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A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota suggested that Americans should cut back on daily costs amid the economic strain caused by the U.S. military operation in Iran.

More than a quarter of new hires took pay cuts from their previous roles, a ZipRecruiter survey found.

CHICAGO A 22-year-old woman was stabbed Friday morning in West Pullman. Just before 5:05 a.m., the woman was involved in a verbal altercation with a female. At some point, the female stabbed the 22-year-old in the left thigh and right forearm. The female suspect fled the scene. The woman was transported to Advocate Christ [...]

CHICAGO The body of a fallen Chicago firefighter will be escorted to Oak Lawn on Friday morning. Michael Altman, a 32-year-old firefighter/EMT, was badly injured on Monday while battling a fire on the citys Far North Side. According to officials, the blaze erupted around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 1700 block of West North [...]

Iran has showed it is still capable of attacks that are choking off oil supplies and scrambling the global economy,raising food and fuel pricesfar beyond the Middle East.

Callers hoping to voice complaints about federal animal testing with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week instead reached what sounded like the voicemail for a popular pizza chain after a rogue staffer changed the phones outgoing message.

A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned Thursday that the growing backlog at airport security checkpoints nationwide is likely going to get worse before it gets better.

CHICAGO The search continues on Friday for the masked man who shot and killed a Loyola University freshman early Thursday morning in an apparent random attack. Detectives went over the crime scene several times on Thursday and searched the neighborhood for possible surveillance video while students and faculty remembered 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman. ...

CHICAGO A man is recovering in the hospital on Friday morning after he was injured in an overnight shooting on the city's South Side. Police said the incident unfolded just before 1 a.m. in the 6600 block of South Halsted Street in Englewood. According to police, officers were in the area patrolling when they [...]

More than 174,000 Frigidaire gas ranges sold across the country have been recalled due to a malfunction that left dozens of customers injured.

The refinery, which can process some 730,000 barrels of oil per day, was already damaged Thursday in another Iranian attack.

Matt Sniadecki, a teacher at Naperville North High School, was nominated by one of his students for his inspiring teaching style, empathy, and dedication to helping others, and was awarded $1,000 by Ankin Law.

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While peeks of sun will be likely from time to time, the day will feature far more cloud coverage than Thursday.

The deal will give Nexstar control of local newscasts in more than 70 percent of households across the country.

NEW YORK (AP) A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players. There's still a lot of work to do between now and the start of the regular season on May 8, however. Lawyers on both sides are finalizing [...]

Officials reported no injuries.

The group of vets isencouraging current service members to push back.