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As many prepare to gather around the table for annual Thanksgiving feasts and celebrations, some might wonder when the tradition started and when it became a national holiday.

A child has died and another is in critical condition after a wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision in suburban Lake County.

Picture this: It’s Thanksgiving morning, and you’re out of coffee. You grab your wallet and get in the car and start driving to the nearest Starbucks. But is it open?

At least two Chicago-area malls have issued traffic advisories ahead of Black Friday, with large crowds and increased traffic likely on what is expected to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

A man has been charged with murder in connection with a road rage crash and shooting that took place in a Chicago suburb just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday this week.

From Costco to Walmart and more, here’s a breakdown of what stores are open and closed on the Thanksgiving holiday itself — as well as the Wednesday before.

Lanes on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) were closed and delays were expected Wednesday morning in the western suburbs due to police activity, the Illinois State Police reported.

Don’t miss it — the famous Canadian Pacific Holiday Train for 2024 on Wednesday will make its second of three stops in the Chicago area.

Spotify has been giving its listeners breakdowns of their data since 2016.

You may not know it, but one of Thanksgiving’s most famous traditions — the Butterball Turkey-Talk Line — is nestled in the western Chicago suburb of Naperville.

Some parts of the Chicago area Wednesday will see snowflakes and showers, while others will see dry weather with mostly cloudy skies, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? You’ll be joining nearly 80 million other people traveling for the holiday, auto club AAA says, with most of them going by car — and some days are expected to be filled with traffic.

The debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the greatest basketball player of all time is one that has dominated the discourse of basketball fans for well over a decade, at times turning into a regional and generational battle over who the best ever to play the game is.

Notre Dame is in control of their own destiny in the College Football Playoff, but they weren’t able to gain ground this week.