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It may still be another week until Memorial Day weekend, but summer will feel like it’s in full swing on Saturday, with the warmest day of the year on deck in the Chicago area.

Temperatures soar into the mid 80s this afternoon, but stay cooler near the lake

A wide swath of the U.S. has become entrenched in a cicada frenzy as trillions of the noisy but harmless insects emerge from the ground. Illinois is at the center of it all, as it’s one of two states experiencing a rare double-brood emergence. While some people might try to avoid cicadas at all costs, others are seeking them...

The Glenview Police Department released a statement Wednesday after a tragic car crash earlier this week left a 17-year-old Glenbrook South High School student killed and three others hospitalized.

When it comes to getting a tattoo, preparation is key. From finding the artist to disinfecting the work area. But do you know what’s in the ink being injected under your skin?

How exactly do billions of cicadas know to emerge out of the ground at almost the exact same time?

In a single 20-minute speech, Harrison Butker went from being known largely as the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, to the man behind a controversial graduation address that has drawn both criticism and praise across the country. But who is Butker, what did he say and why has it sparked such conversation?

The Wilmette Wayfair store is the online retailer’s first-ever brick-and-mortar store.

The iconic Museum of Science and Industry will soon be known as the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, and officials are ushering in the change with free museum admission Sunday.

Hours after an incident inside Eataly in Chicago sparked a massive police presence and forced the popular Italian marketplace to close for the day, police have released new details on what happened.