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The second of five Chicago budget meetings drew a full house this morning at a high school auditorium on the city's West Side.

The fall bridge lift on the Chicago River begins September 14. We've got the lift schedule, list of streets affected and travel warnings for you.

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Emergency personnel from over 30 agencies converged on O’Hare International Airport Saturday for a “realistic emergency exercise.” The exercise began at 10 a.m. and included a simulated aircraft fire, the Chicago Department of Aviation said. The exercise was meant to “...

Over 2,200 medically preserved fetal remains were found Thursday on the property of a deceased Will County doctor in unincoperated Will County.

Chicago police are warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked after a string of residential burglaries were reported in August and September in Washington Park on the South Side.

Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras launched two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.

Republican Congressional hopeful Jeanne Ives said she has no problem with a transgender candidate for Circuit Court Judge in Cook County, even though the lawyer's anger at Ives was one reason she got into politics.

A wanted fugitive from Alabama was caught in Bolingbrook after a police officer spotted the suspect in a small wooded area.

An 18-year-old from Gurnee who said vaping put him in the hospital for almost a week is suing e-cigarette make Juul. He said he is terrified of what health problems he may face in the future

No injuries were reported after a Metra train crashed into a semitrailer Friday afternoon in a Southwest Side rail yard.