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Parents are sharing their experiences at a far north suburban spring carnival that was canceled over the weekend after multiple reported fights broke out amongst the crowds at the event.

Fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca’s service weapon was recovered, the city’s police superintendent announced Monday, as the manhunt for the alleged gunman remained underway. Speaking to reporters following Huesca’s funeral, Chicago Police Department Supt. Larry Snelling said the officer’s gun had been recovered, addi...

One by one, family, friends and colleagues shared emotional stories at the funeral of fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, each revealing a beautiful tribute to the man they knew — the man he was both with and without his badge.

A pair of Illinois lawmakers are proposing legislation that would merge four separate transit agencies in the Chicago area into a single entity, aiming to streamline transportation and to prevent the duplication of efforts to seek funding among other changes.

Following a 17-year hiatus, Chicago’s massive cicada emergence for 2024 is closer than you may think.

Two people were killed in a violent crash in suburban Oak Lawn Sunday, with at least one of the vehicles torn in half by the force of the impact.

Billie Eilish’s new tour will include two stops in Chicago this fall.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not be in attendance Monday for a funeral for fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed while in the line of duty earlier this month.

Chicago police have issued a community alert after the attempted kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood.

A flood advisory was issued Monday morning for parts of the Chicago area as moderate to heavy rain was continuing to fall across the region.

In anticipation of the biggest cicada invasion in centuries, Bent Fork Bakery in Highwood is bringing back its “Cicada Cakes.”

Showers and storms in the morning; isolated showers in the afternoon

NOTE: Live coverage of the funeral and procession will be streamed in the player above beginning at 10 a.m. CT Monday, as well as on the NBC Chicago News Streaming Channel. Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, who was fatally shot while returning home from work in Gage Park, will be remembered at a funeral on Monday. Funeral services were scheduled&...