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As the Chicago area gets its first snow of the season and potential wind chills in the 20s, can you start your car and warm it up while you, say, shovel the driveway?

A blustery, snowy day is in store for the Chicago area, with a winter weather advisory, a wind advisory and “wind-whipped” snow possible for the Thursday morning commute.

Chicago, welcome to the first snow of the season — and it’s going to be a cold one, with wind and winter weather advisories, slushy snow totals and blustery conditions.

The Labor Day weekend murders of four passengers aboard a CTA blue line train marked another instance of gun violence in Chicago. It also renewed attention on the relatively new weapons detection software being used by the company ZeroEyes.

While the focus may be on oven-baked mac and cheese as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, those who are used to quickly fixing up a box of Kraft mac and cheese are in for a flavorful surprise.

Fourteen people were injured, including four seriously, after a CTA bus collided with two other vehicles in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood, according to fire officials.

Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026.

A man arrested in August after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant a few blocks from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is being returned to Mississippi, where he had escaped from a county jail.

A recent list from OpenTable naming the top 100 restaurants in the United States honored several Illinois restaurants, all of which are located in Chicago.

When he was born, he weighed just over one pound, but six years later, Bryce Harshfield is a thriving kindergartner who loves soccer, hockey, monster trucks and most importantly, reading books.

A 35-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday morning while driving with a baby inside his vehicle in Chicago’s Heart of Chicago neighborhood, according to police.

For once powerful former House Speaker Mike Madigan, the 25th day of his trial continued with more testimony about so-called “do nothing” jobs provided to his friends.

Officials say three people were killed in a collision between a train and a vehicle in suburban Harvey on Wednesday.

The identities of a suspect and a woman he allegedly stabbed to death Tuesday afternoon in Portage Park have been released by officials.