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Temperatures continue to soar well-above average today and tomorrow

Police in north suburban Vernon Hills were investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle late Friday, authorities said.

Temps could hit 80° on Monday

A driver was given a citation in connection with a crash that killed an Illinois state trooper in downstate Champaign County, state police said.

One person was apprehended by police at Aurora’s Fox Valley Mall on Saturday afternoon after a shot was accidentally fired from an “imitation firearm,” authorities said.

A witness became choked up during Day 2 of testimony in the Delphi murders trial as he described the moment he discovered the bodies of Abigail Williams and Liberty German.

A North Side family is paying homage to “The Bear” — the FX hit show about an acclaimed chef who returns home to take over his family’s restaurant — with an impeccable Halloween display.

A man accused of wounding two Chicago police officers in an ambush in Back of the Yards, then eluding law enforcement for more than seven years, was ordered held at a hearing Saturday, police said.

Illinois residents in need of making a DMV appointment may have their next steps greatly simplified due to the addition of DMV kiosks at 15 grocery stores across the state.

The 2024 elections are just over two weeks away, with early voting underway across Illinois as voters cast their ballots on races ranging from President of the United States to State Representatives and even Chicago School Board members.

The body of a missing Country Club Hills woman with dementia was discovered by police officers Saturday morning, according to authorities.

The 49-year-old was arguing with a woman on a bus around 8 p.m. in the 200 block of South Cicero Avenue when she pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest, Chicago police said.

Though temperatures will be in the 70s this weekend in the Chicago area alongside sunny skies, one large Halloween celebration is in store as the spooky holiday quickly approaches.