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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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

A North Chicago man was arrested and was facing attempted first-degree murder charges after a shooting at a suburban Vernon Hills shopping center left one person in critical condition and led to an hours-long manhunt.

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.

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.

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.

Some of Chicago’s most famous holiday events for 2024 open for business this weekend, including the city’s official Christmas Tree Lighting, the opening of Chicago Christmas markets and an illuminating Christmas Parade.

A large police presence was reported near the Hawthorn Hills Shopping Center in suburban Vernon Hills Thursday evening as police asked the public to avoid the area.

Neighborhood stores selling hemp-derived THC in Illinois have fewer regulated roadblocks than certified cannabis dispensaries, an investigation by students at DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence found.

More than two dozen people gathered on the campus of DePaul University for a rally early Thursday evening to show their support for two Jewish students, who were targeted in an antisemitic attack in front of the student center two weeks ago.