Chicago faces a cold, cloudy day today, but temperatures will gradually rise through the week, peaking near 80 degrees Friday ...

Beginning around 7 p.m., isolated thunderstorms were expected to develop, with some on the strong side or severe side.

Seventy years ago this week, a hamburger joint named McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny to-go place ...

Political analysts signaled ahead of Tuesday's elections that the results could be seen as a referendum on President Donald ...

Earlier this month, a biotechnology company announced it had genetically engineered three gray wolf pups to have white hair, more muscular jaws and a larger build — characteristics of the dire wolf, a ...

Also, the April 1 municipal elections are a welcome reminder that, as much as Chicago’s challenges suck up much of the political oxygen in the region, there’s a vast array of suburban ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Clare Kennedy McLaughlin is from the northwest suburbs, and never thought she ... It's a different show every night, truly. I would say it's good for the heart; it's good for ...

He knew firsthand how successful a suburban restaurant could be. Sales could match or exceed what a Chicago restaurant ... immediately paid off on opening night. Stein says its point-of-sale ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a Tornado Watch for the southwest suburbs and northwest Indiana ... laid tangled across railroad tracks Wednesday night, torn from a neighboring warehouse by a quick ...

Voters in Chicago's suburbs cast their ballots for mayors ... challenger Jim Dodge declared victory over incumbent Keith Pekau Tuesday night. Dodge is a former village trustee and city clerk ...

A local investor has purchased his third suburban hotel in the past two years, raising his wager that the Chicago-area hospitality ... that are longer than a night or two. Hilton Hotels & Resorts ...