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Chicago police are searching for an 85-year-old woman who went missing in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood this weekend.

Light snow arrives Sunday morning

Angel Reese will miss her team’s Unrivaled semifinal matchup on Sunday because of a hand injury, the league announced Saturday. Reese, who has played for Rose BC during the inaugural season of the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, injured her hand against Vinyl in last week’s regular-season finale. It’s the same left hand that Reese had surgery on ...

Five people were shot and wounded during an argument Friday night at a liquor store in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

The Chicago area is notorious for displaying multiple weather seasons in short order, but winter is about to make a brief return this weekend.

The Chicago River dyeing is officially complete as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are underway in the city. The iconic tradition turns the downtown Chicago waterway into a bright green, lasting for several days as several St. Patrick’s Day events take place throughout the city. While the dye lasts for several days, the bright color seen...

The Chicago River dyeing has taken place, kicking off a weekend of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in an annual tradition that is recognized across the world. While those in downtown Chicago Saturday may notice a brilliant shamrock green in the immediate aftermath of the dyeing, some may be wondering exactly how long the dye lasts. The bright ...

CTA Red Line service on much of Chicago’s South Side has been temporarily suspended due to a train derailment that occurred Saturday afternoon. According to the agency, there are no trains running between Garfield and 95th/Dan Ryan, with trains only operating between Howard and Garfield. The derailment occurred as a train was being pulled int...

St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebrations are officially here, with an iconic Chicago tradition kicking off festivities Saturday morning as the Chicago River was dyed green. Beginning shortly after 10 a.m., several boats transformed the waters of the Chicago River into a bright shamrock green, with the process taking around an hour to complete. ...

The National Weather Service is warning of unhealthy air quality for all groups throughout the Chicago area as wildfire smoke and blowing dust from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri has approached the region. Weather officials advise residents to limit prolonged time outdoors Saturday, with a frontal passage later on in the day anticipated to provide...

The National Weather Service is warning of unhealthy air quality for all groups throughout the Chicago area as wildfire smoke and blowing dust from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri has approached the region. Weather officials advise residents to limit prolonged time outdoors Saturday, with a frontal passage later on in the day anticipated to provide...

The annual Chicago River dyeing will turn waters green for St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, but what time will it start and how long will it last?

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are here in Chicago, but those attending Saturday morning’s Chicago River dyeing should be prepared for gusty winds that have persisted from overnight storms. Though a high wind warning was initially issued for Saturday morning, this has since been downgraded to a wind advisory, with wind advisories remain...