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One suburban school district is spreading the holiday cheer by bringing in local barbers to give free haircuts to students in the south suburbs before Christmas.

Julie Drew has been teaching fifth grade at Kruse Education Center in Orland Park for 20 years. The beloved teacher and mother of two is known for her warmth and dedication.

Fire investigators have determined what caused a mechanical room fire that forced hundreds to be evacuated from Chicago’s City Hall Wednesday afternoon.

The Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend and could bring as many as 120 meteors per hour to the night sky. 

Thousands of Instagram and Facebook users in Chicago and across the country Wednesday afternoon reported outages with the platforms, with parent company Meta saying “technical issues” were impacting some users.

White Sox Pitcher Garrett Crochet’s trade destination has been found — and it doesn’t look like it’ll be on Chicago’s North Side.

Thousands of social media users across the country Wednesday reported some technical problems when trying to access Facebook and Instagram, according to the website Down Detector.

Chicago’s City Hall was evacuated late Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in a mechanical room at the building, fire officials said.

Illinois could soon see a new state flag as part of a contest from the Illinois Secretary of State, which was whittled to 10 entries from nearly 5,000. Here’s when to vote, and a look at the finalists.

After years of delays, the major Real ID deadline in the U.S. is set to arrive in 2025 — and that won’t be the only big license change coming next year in Illinois.

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion agreement.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., says she was “physically accosted” at the U.S. Capitol over Mace’s “fight to protect women.”

New details are emerging about Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with murder in the killing of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, and while little new information has come out about possible motivation, writings found in Mangione’s possession hinted at a vague hatred of corporate greed.