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Following a year of big name performers spanning country, grunge, rock and rap, the Illinois State Fair has announced its first grandstand headliner for 2024 — and fans of the 1980s may go wild.

The Chicago-based burger chain hinted at a potential new collaboration in a mysterious Instagram post, and social media has lots of guesses.

It appears the Chicago Bears might be taking a step back from their proposed lakefront stadium and reconsidering another location for their massive new venue.

The Chicago Bears now have a new offensive coordinator after Shane Waldron was fired Tuesday: Thomas Brown.

After much speculation and three straight losses, the Chicago Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.

President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.

Hot tub season in Chicago officially begins this week.

Though control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, Republicans were inching closer to victory Tuesday morning with more seats gained but more than a dozen races still uncalled.

Lanes were closed and delays were expected on I-55 near Bolingbrook during the Tuesday morning rush hour commute after a semi flipped on its side overnight.

A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments.

Diners who want a little bit of extra spice with their meals at Portillo’s now have a new sauce option from the chain’s menu.

This week’s full moon will also be a supermoon, the final one of 2024 and the last one we’ll see for quite some time.

A sentencing date was set in the case of Richard Allen, the former Indiana drugstore worker who was found guilty on Monday in the killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike.