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A scratch-off lottery ticket purchased at a Mount Prospect gas station paid off to the tune of $3 million, Illinois Lottery officials said.

Two families were displaced and a cat died in an apartment building fire Monday evening in Elgin.

Good afternoon, Chicago. Eight people were shot during an exchange of gunfire early morning Sunday in River North, according to Chicago police. Police said a group of people got into a physical altercation outside at about 2:38 a.m. in the 300 block of West Erie Street. After a local alderman called on police to close a nearby bar to improve safety in the neighborhood, police issued a summary ...

The Detroit Tigers have hired Jeff Greenberg to be their general manager, adding a former Chicago Cubs and Blackhawks executive to work with team president of baseball operations Scott Harris. “It’s an extraordinary honor to take on this role with one of the most historic franchises in Major League Baseball,” Greenberg said Thursday.

Democratic Party officials from across the U.S. were in Chicago Tuesday to get a taste of what’s in store for them and their state delegations when they descend on the city for the Democratic National Convention next August. To try to energize state party chairs and executive directors who will return to Chicago next year for the made-for-TV bonanza, Democratic convention officials rolled out ...

Good morning, Chicago. An IT consultant hired by City Hall to diagnose Chicago’s wide array of technological woes urged aldermen yesterday to drastically revamp its software and up its investments in information technology infrastructure after years of city neglect and cost inefficiencies. From Chicago residents being unable to easily use city websites on smartphones to a confusing system that ...

ABC7 Chicago sports director and anchor Jim Rose announced his retirement on Monday. He has covered many of the Cubs, Bulls' and Blackhawks best.

Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber have been married since 2010

Whatever you think of Sean Payton’s preseason, give the Broncos coach credit for this much: The man’s figured out a way to live rent-free in New York City.

A private funeral was held Tuesday for late Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz, with a public ceremony scheduled for Wednesday at the United Center.