Chicago weather: More storms this weekend before Monday dry-out. Storms stick around through the weekend before mostly sunny skies return Monday and Tuesday. https://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-storms-weekend-monday-dry-out

Kathy Vega Hardy introduced thousands of Denverites to lumpia, chicken adobo, and bistek Tagalog. She did that from a four burner food cart on the city’s outdoor 16th Street Mall, after a two week crash course in.… Read more

Amid a trying moment for the local orchestra, the Chicago Sinfonietta and the players’ union, the Chicago Federation of Musicians, have agreed to a new, one-year.…

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A Chicago man and 15-year-old boy are charged after police said they carjacked a 21-year-old man at gunpoint Wednesday night. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-teen-carjacking-charges

A man was killed and five other people, including two teenagers, were wounded in shootings across Chicago Wednesday night into Thursday. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-shootings-1-dead-5-wounded-overnight

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has begun releasing a list of names of the human remains officials said were found in various states of decomposition at a funeral home on Chicago’s… Read more

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Storms stick around through the weekend before mostly sunny skies return Monday and Tuesday. https://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-storms-weekend-monday-dry-out

Illinois’ special prosecutors have strong political ties and little oversight.

On a cool September night in 2014, 18-year-old Pietro Mautino sped down a rural county road about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, his friend at the wheel of his bronze…

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Through the window of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle as it pulled away last September, Laura Murillo could see her tamale stand near the busy Home Depot on 47th Street and Western…

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South Chicago Chapel investigation: Attorneys offer free legal advice to families.

Chicago police are investigating a funeral home as the Cook County medical examiner’s office continues working to identify over 50 people whose remains were found improperly.… Read more

Chicago is filled with bars and lounges that deliver tasty but pricey drinks and cocktails. https://chicagoonthecheap.com/cheap-and-chic-7-cocktails-at-cache-310/

Kathy Vega Hardy introduced thousands of Denverites to lumpia, chicken adobo, and bistek Tagalog. She did that from a four burner food cart on the city’s outdoor 16th Street Mall, after a two week crash course in.… Read more

The Cook County medical examiner has identified the custodian whose death this week inside a Chicago elementary school was ruled a homicide. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-custodian-shot-school-identified

One thing won’t change. Bears Chairman George McCaskey says the team will remain the Chicago Bears even if it ultimately builds a new stadium in Indiana.

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Find deals at indie booksellers like Bookie’s, bring your pup to Lilliput Books and explore Roscoe Village businesses at this annual celebration of romance fiction. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/13/7-ways-to-celebrate-bookstore-romance-day-in-chicago-saturday/

Hundreds of bats fly in formation at dusk over Yangon on February 28, 2020. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) (Photo by YE AUNG THU/afp/AFP via Getty Images).

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The Bears have been grinding on the practice field for the last three weeks, but got an important reminder that they get to play a game called Football for a living. The Bears teamed up with Advocate… Read more

Chicago police are investigating a funeral home as the Cook County medical examiner’s office continues working to identify over 50 people whose remains were found improperly stored in deplorable conditions on Aug.… Read more

The Chicago Bears provided an update on their ongoing stadium search Thursday morning. https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/chicago-bears-new-stadium-indiana

The Bears say they’re inching closer to a decision, but Thursday’s news conference left fans with few answers after years of shifting stadium plans. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/13/the-no-news-bears-chicago-fans-are-fed-up-with-teams-stadium-drama/

A major bust by investigators uncovered a multistate crime organization they say started in Chicago. https://abc7chicago.com/post/retail-theft-ringleader-roise-spencer-recruited-drug-addicts-homeless-shelters-steal-cook-county-sheriffs-police/19674756/

7 ways to celebrate bookstore romance day in Chicago Saturday.

Find deals at indie booksellers like Bookie’s, bring your pup to Lilliput Books and explore Roscoe Village businesses at this annual celebration of romance fiction. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/13/7-ways-to-celebrate-bookstore-romance-day-in-chicago-saturday/

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has begun releasing a list of names of the human remains officials said were found in various states of decomposition at a funeral home on Chicago’s Southeast… Read more

The Cook County medical examiner has identified the custodian whose death this week inside a Chicago elementary school was ruled a homicide.

In August of 1969, Chicago welcomed Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin Jr. And Michael Collins to the city only a few weeks after their stop on the…

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The Cook County medical examiner has released the manner of death for two custodians found unresponsive at a Chicago elementary school on Monday. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-school-custodians-shooting-new-details

Deadly high-speed crash into school bus in Chicago sounded like a ‘bomb,’ witness said. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/deadly-high-speed-crash-into-school-bus-in-chicago-sounded-like-a-bomb-witness-said/3974616/

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More families have been notified that their loved ones’ remains were among those found improperly stored at a Chicago funeral home, while others wait for… Read more

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The miniature skateboard brand and youth organization Trap Decks has helped turn Chicago into a mecca for fingerboarding. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/12/chicagos-fingerboarding-community-is-taking-off-on-tiny-skateboards/

Indiana woman killed in Portage house explosion identified.

A woman killed in a Portage house explosion Tuesday as severe weather moved through Chicagoland has been identified by her family. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-woman-killed-portage-house-explosion-identified

The Chicago Bears are set to kick off their preseason with a Peanuts-themed kids game on Saturday at Soldier Field. https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-92a3axb9siucp8z5

The city is forecast to face thunderstorms with torrential rainfall, damaging winds and lightning Wednesday, just a day after Tuesday’s brutal storms and tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/12/severe-storms-likely-to-hit-chicago-again-wednesday/