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CHICAGO — This side of the Emerald Isle itself, there may be no better place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than Chicago, a city with a proud and deep-rooted Irish community. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s ...

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Brenda Langstraat Bui, CEO of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, died unexpectedly on Friday at her home in Chicago due to a “tragic accident,” the organization announced over the weekend. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking new action in case federal agents return to Chicago. Mayor Johnson signed an "ICE On Notice" executive order on Saturday morning, directing ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying the groundwork for the city to investigate and seek prosecution of federal immigration agents who allegedly break the law in the ...

Chicago officials gave city residents some warm thoughts to help get them through a bitter winter blast Tuesday, announcing dates for the city's iconic summer festivals, but there was at least one ...

Taste of Chicago is coming back to Grant Park and Blues Fest will kick off the summer music festivals in Millennium Park, according to an announcement Tuesday from the city’s Department of Cultural ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning on Friday. Local officials are warning residents to be ready for the brutal cold. Chicago Public Schools is among districts ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson drew sharp criticism from the Department of Homeland Security after suggesting that a federal immigration operation under Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino disrupted ...

Fans of “Chicago Fire” have just one more day until they’re reunited with their favorite first responders. Now in its 14th season, “Chicago Fire” is just one-third of NBC Universal's “One Chicago” ...

As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years. Preliminary crime data from the Chicago Police Department showed the number of ...