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MESA, Ariz. — With a drawn out free agency window finally coming to a close, The Chicago Cubs’ newly-resigned star slugger Cody Bellinger, general manager Jed Hoyer and baseball mega-agent Scott Boras gathered Wednesday to detail how the trio arrived at this moment in time with Bellinger back in a Cubs uniform. “I mean I […]

A suburban Illinois man with a revoked firearm owners identification (FOID) card has been arrested and charged after he accidentally shot himself while dreaming, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Thousands attended or took part in the Aurora Pride Parade Sunday, but the event almost didn't happen after a squabble between the City and organizers.

Businesses in the South Loop are feeling good this weekend as thousands packed the downtown area, a majority of which were there to see the one-and-only Taylor Swift.

For the tenth time in as many years, Shedd Aquarium has brought back it's 'Stingray Touch' Exhibit, where guests at the venue can can interact with the animals in what the aquarium calls "a one-of-a-kind, hands-on experience for a closer connection with nature and wildlife."

Northwestern Softball got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon in a playoff battle between two Wildcat squads, but an explosive third inning at the plate helped them cement their spot in the NCAA Evanston Regional Final.

For the last 15 days, Manuel Moreno and his wife, Laurimar, have been living out of the Chicago Police Department's 22nd District police station in Morgan Park. While they wait for placement in a local shelter, Moreno and a group of men have been helping in the nearby Edna White Community Garden.

The Chicago Police Department sent out another crime alert to the West Side community Monday, warning businesses that bars, restaurants and taverns have been a target of more than a dozen break-ins since mid-April.

A federal judge ruled that the city fails to provide “meaningful access” to many of its streets due to a lack of infrastructure for pedestrians with vision impairments at most of the city’s intersections.

Critics on Twitter ripped into a New York Times report on the Michigan State University shooting that focused mostly on the school's history of sex abuse scandals.