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A gloomy Friday was made a bit brighter at the Daley Center in downtown Chicago as 10 children joined eight families during National Adoption Day.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressed concern about President-elect Donald Trump’s intentions to call upon the military to assist with mass deportation efforts.

Blue Man Group, the iconic performance arts group known for their immersive shows using innovative and unusual percussion instruments, has announced their final shows in Chicago amid an upcoming end to their decades-long residency in the city.

A new kind of Urban Outfitters is coming to a popular north suburban mall — and it’s only the third store of its kind in the country.

Millions of Americans are preparing to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, with the Transportation Security Administration anticipating possibly record-breaking air travel in the coming week.

All aboard: Canadian Pacific’s famous Holiday Train for 2024 starts its tour across the U.S. Friday, with several stops in Illinois and Midwest on the list.

The holiday season in the Chicago area unofficially kicks off Friday evening, as the city’s official Christmas tree will be lit downtown, beginning a weekend full of holiday events.

A shelter-in-place order has been lifted for Plainfield residents Friday morning and a man was taken into custody following a barricade incident that prompted a large police and SWAT response.

The National Weather Service has released an updated winter outlook for December through February.

Chicago’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony is set to take place Friday, but what time will the switch flip and how can you watch live?

Chicago’s first snowfall of the season arrived this week, but while the first taste of winter weather finally hit, it doesn’t mean the season is officially here. The actual start of winter may be later than you think.

Although Thanksgiving for 2024 is still seven days away, you’re going to need to take your frozen turkey out of the freezer long before then, experts say.

Temperatures are near or slightly above average this weekend

More than 160,000 pounds of ground beef products shipped to restaurants nationwide was recalled due to possible contamination with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service said.