Riders on Chicago Transit Authority trains and buses can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend, and so can travelers on Metra ...

In a now infamous September raid on a 130-unit apartment building in Chicago, hundreds of agents reportedly rappelled in from helicopters, kicked in doors, ransacked rooms, deployed flashbangs, and ...

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The Chicago Cubs know almost everything about their playoff fate, but there's still one major objective to accomplish this weekend. Because the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Central ...

The Indiana Fever play at Washington on Sunday at 3 p.m. One Fever win or Los Angeles loss clinches a playoff berth for Indiana INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Fever took down the Chicago Sky, 97-77, in a ...

PITTSBURGH — Cade Horton wanted this. Ever since the Chicago Cubs drafted him in the first round three years ago, Horton envisioned helping them get back to the postseason and experience October ...

When it comes to city living, most people expect the hustle and bustle of traffic and busy sidewalks, but probably don’t think of pests. Orkin has released its latest bedbug report, spotlighting which ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Last year, there were more than 3,000 shootings within 500 yards of a Chicago school. That’s according to a new analysis by WGN Investigates and the Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub, ...

The city of Chicago has the highest number of unreported flood-prone properties in the U.S. according to data from the New York Times, but a new app aims to help neighborhoods become more resilient.

Nicknamed “The Bud,” the Bud Billiken Parade has been a back-to-school celebration and showcase for Chicago’s talented young people since 1929. For four generations, the Sengstacke family has ...

A Chicago family made sure Pope Leo XIV got a taste of home when they visited Rome, giving him a special “Da Pope” Bears t-shirt. In fact, those very shirts may have convinced the pontiff to visit ...