After covering the Village of Long Grove in December, we stay closer to “home” for the first 2026 stop on our Your Hometown ...

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President Trump said he would end the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Ore.—Democratic-led cities that have been engaged in monthslong legal battles with the ...

This week's " History Mystery " features this archival photo of a bustling downtown Chicago street after a snowstorm in 1918.

This documentary investigates the hidden engineering problems behind Chicago’s former Standard Oil Building. Designed to dominate the skyline, the tower suffered from material failures that emerged ...

President Trump has announced he is withdrawing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon — at least for now. The announcement came a week after the Supreme Court blocked ...

Three men have been charged with breaking into a moving freight train in Chicago and stealing several packages earlier this month in the Englewood neighborhood. Around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 19, Cook ...

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by ...

Michael L. Paoletta. Age 73. Longtime Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood, born and raised in Chicago Heights. Graduate of Bloom High School Class of 1971. Received his Bachelor’s in Political Science ...

A man was slashed during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train early Sunday. Chicago police said at 6 a.m., a 32-year-old man was on a train when he got into a fight with another man. The second man took ...

President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks held up the effort ...