As part of the system, parts of the Chicago area are under a level "slight" or "marginal" risk of severe weather, which rank as levels one and two out of five. But as the weather moves into Illinois, ...

She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ABC7 Chicago. A semi truck crashed into a building and caught fire Wednesday afternoon in suburban West Chicago ...

Motorists in parts of central Illinois could encounter blowing dust as farmers prep their fields and gusty winds hammer the region.

The Midwest’s love affair with the dish began with early 20th-century immigrants from southern Italy. Now, it’s a party staple Chicagoans proudly claim as our own.

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The last time Illinois had a case of measles before now was in March 2024, when 67 cases were reported, with most linked to a Chicago shelter for migrants on the Lower West Side. That outbreak was ...

Laboratory test results confirmed that the unidentified patient tested positive for measles yesterday after they sought medical treatment in a southern Illinois ... Last year, Chicago saw its ...

A Metra train hit a pedestrian Wednesday in the west Chicago suburb of Brookfield. Brookfield police said at 7:49 p.m. that the Metra BNSF Line train hit the pedestrian near the Maple Avenue grade ...

The 62-year-old hot dog chain, which got its start in a suburb west of Chicago, Illinois, opened its first Texas restaurant in January 2023 to long lines at 5752 Grandscape Blvd., at The Colony.

CHICAGO — Chicago police are questioning a ... Black bunting hangs over the entrance of the West Side firehouse where Captain Meyer spent most of his nearly 30-year career.

The Chicago strategist pointed out Underwood’s ability to win Illinois’s competitive 14th District, located west of Chicago, while adding that Stratton had two statewide wins under her belt.