A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

Chicago aldermen dealt a blow to Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration on Saturday and, in a rare move, passed an alternative proposal that omits a central part of the mayor's plan: a head tax on the ...

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Chicago is expected to thaw out this week after hitting subzero temperatures Sunday. Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-30s Tuesday and mid-40s by Thursday, according to the National ...

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The National Weather Service issued multiple alerts for Saturday evening and Sunday morning: A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Boone, DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle and Winnebago counties from ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. The Eater Awards shine a spotlight on the restaurants and chefs who are ...

CHICAGO — With one month left in the year, Chicago is on track to have the lowest number of annual murders in more than a decade. Newly released crime numbers show 390 people were murdered through the ...

Styx's Tommy Shaw says he remembers getting “goose pimples” the first time he heard a Chicago record. “I couldn’t believe there was music that elaborate and soulful and it was still rock,” the ...

Chicago and Styx will tour together next summer starting in July. The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour is set to launch July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida and will continue through ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here. A winter storm is forecast to drop several inches of snow across the Chicago area this weekend. Thursday is forecast to be cold and blustery ...

CHICAGO — For the 91st year, families will gather along State Street downtown for Chicago’s annual Thanksgiving Parade. The parade is set to step off at Ida B. Wells Drive and carry along State to ...