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After over two years of high interest rates in a battle to tame inflation in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half-point, which is poised to impact Americans in several ways.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.

The Chicago area was treated to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday, and while it coincided with a supermoon, the next eclipse in the area could be even more spectacular.

All lanes of the outbound Dan Ryan Expressway on Chicago’s South Side were blocked Wednesday morning due to a crash, officials said.

Starbucks customers undoubtedly are heading into the coffee giant’s stores to grab all manner of pumpkin-spiced items, but the company is also unveiling a new drink that mimics a popular dessert dish.

The Chicago Blackhawks have named their 35th captain in franchise history for the 2024 season — and it’s not second-year center Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks named Nick Foligno its captain for the upcoming season. Captain no. 35🫡 pic.twitter.com/Tx7iVxJQ5H — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) September 18, 2024 Foligno is the fir...

The Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years, but when will the big decision be announced?

The former head of AT&T Illinois bribed then-state House Speaker Michael J. Madiganto land the “white whale” that the utility and its top executive “had desperately wanted for the better part of a decade,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.

The future of Chicago Public Schools is in the hands of the Chicago Board of Education, as a critical vote over the district’s new five-year plan is expected.

Authorities are warning residents in a suburban county of a rise in false jury duty calls.

The official start of fall is nearly here, and with it comes a number of changes — including the time.

A third arrest has been made in connection to recent social media threats directed at schools in Joliet, with police arresting a 12-year-old for felony disorderly conduct involving transmitting a threat of destruction of school property or violence, police said.

As cities across the U.S. struggle with a lack of affordable housing, one mid-sized Midwestern city has seemed to mostly avoid the problems, being named the most affordable place to live in the country by U.S. News & World Report.