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Former First Lady Michelle Obama did not attend the state funeral Thursday for former President Jimmy Carter.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced plans to soon reopen the Kennedy Expressway express lanes after months of closures due to a years-long construction project.

President Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, will eulogize his fellow Democrat 11 days before he leaves office.

A vehicle caught fire on I-90 Thursday morning in the suburbs, sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the air and closing some lanes during the busy commute.

As Jimmy Carter’s funeral takes place Thursday, a National Day of Mourning will get underway, which means several businesses will be closed.

Photos and video from the scene showed smoke billowing into the air as firefighters on ladders work to put out flames in the 2900 block of W. 63rd street

At least four major fires were burning in Southern California Thursday morning, with as many as 100,000 residents under evacuation orders as fast-moving flames continue to burn through homes and businesses.

Frigid temperatures are here to stay for the time being in the Chicago area, though the cold has come with a relative lack of snow for many in the region to start 2025.

Birds have nearly stopped colliding into the McCormick Place Lakeside Center.

Officials deemed a boil order to not be necessary after a mechanical issue at the Carpentersville water plant caused some residents to receive discolored water.

An affordable housing complex in Chicago designed to accommodate visually impaired residents have quickly made a significant difference in the lives of residents.

A dramatic police chase through the expressways and surface streets of Chicago ended with one person in custody on Wednesday afternoon.

The Chicago area’s largest and longest running boat show kicked off Wednesday at its new location at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in suburban Rosemont.