An earnest "thank you" might be the last thing a police officer expects to hear after issuing a speeding ticket. However, a police station in the Chicago suburbs received a pleasant surprise earlier this month after one of their officers performed a traffic stop. "I am so sorry for speeding and deserve t...

America might be going cold turkey on turkey. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the nation's turkey flock has decreased to the smallest size in 40 years - and a fall rebound in avian flu cases is adding to the damage. Due to tighter production and losses from disease, wholesale turkey prices are about 40% highe...

A Chicago suburb has been named the safest and richest city in America for 2025. A new ranking by GoBankingRates puts Western Springs in the top spot. The study considered household income, home values, cost of living, and property and violent crime rates. The suburb, just west of Chicago, stood out with a household me...

The late comedy legend George Wendt on Sunday had a street named in his honor in the Chicago neighborhood where he grew up. Wendt grew up in the Beverly neighborhood on the South Side, at 92nd and Bell. On Sunday, his family was surrounded by a big crowd as the stretch of Bell Avenue between 91st Street and 92nd Place ...

After nearly a decade of living at Lincoln Park Zoo, Siku the polar bear is saying goodbye to Chicago. The zoo announced that the 15-year-old old male polar bear will be moving to a zoo in Madison, Wisconsin. "While we'll be sad to see him go, we're excited to see him embark on his next adventure-hopefully as a po...

The WNBA All-Star Game is returning to Chicago in 2026 and will be played at the United Center, the league said Thursday. The game will be played on July 25, with the 3-point contest and Skills Challenge taking place the day before. The plans are contingent on the league getting a new collective bargaining agreement in...

Chicago's Ventra system is set to undergo a system upgrade overnight Friday into Saturday morning, which will take all their readers offline. The outage is planned from 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 until 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. During that time, all Ventra services will temporarily unavailable, including their call cente...

The Savannah Bananas are swinging back into Chicago next year - and this time, they're taking over Wrigley Field. The viral "Banana Ball" team, known for its mix of baseball, dance and circus-like showmanship, sold out both of its games against the Firefighters at Guaranteed Rate Field in August. Now, the tea...