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The Itasca fireworks celebration, held at Hamilton Lakes Business Park, has taken place for nearly three decades.

Firefighters were on-scene of a large fire at a residence in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

Chicago police are stepping up patrols in the West Rogers Park neighborhood after a man’s antisemitic rants were captured on doorbell cameras.

After weeks of voting amongst 14 total choices, the Illinois public has decided to keep the state’s flag the same. But what happens next? Earlier this year, the public had the chance to vote on 10 new designs — finalists from more than 5,000 entries — that could become the new Illinois State Flag. The contest came after the creati...

Soon, travelers will need to use either a valid U.S. passport, passport card or REAL ID to fly domestically. How do you know if you have one already?

In a rare rebuke, Texas Rep. Al Green was formally censured in the U.S. House this week. Here’s who else has been censured by the body.

Four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election initiated a class-action lawsuit Thursday seeking $175,000 in damages each.

Pritzker discussed his proposal, saying cellphones are the one thing most cited as an impediment to classroom learning.

MLB teams may be in the midst of spring training season, but two of the league’s 30 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, are preparing for an uncharacteristically early start to the season in less than two weeks.

An 86-year-old woman has died in a multi-vehicle crash that closed a suburban roadway for several hours Wednesday.

A female correctional officer was accused of sexually abusing four women who were inmates at a downtown correctional center in 2023.

Chipotle just added a new item onto menus nationwide for a limited time: Chipotle Honey Chicken.

A famous New York bagel shop will soon open its first Midwestern location in Chicago.