Kobe Bryant sexual assault case: Man offered to kill accuser for $3M in murder-for-hire scheme

A man served three years in prison for trying to solicit $3 million from Kobe Bryant and offered to kill the woman who accused the Lakers legend of sexual assault in 2003, the FBI recently revealed.

Preparations underway for first annual Englewood Music Fest

The first annual Englewood Music Fest is scheduled for Saturday, September 18. Preparations are already underway.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead talks new Netflix movie 'Kate'

It’s a new brutal and bloody revenge film – actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars in the new Netflix action movie Kate.

Oscar Isaac talks 'The Card Counter,' balancing blockbusters and intimate dramas

Actor Oscar Isaac teams up with Martin Scorsese and the writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull for the new drama The Card Counter, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend.

‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC

"The Wire"’ actor Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment Monday afternoon.

Comic Fuquan Johnson, two others dead after possible fentanyl-laced cocaine overdose

Comedian Fuquan Johnson and two other people died after apparently overdosing on cocaine laced with fentanyl at a home in Venice, and comedian and model Kate Quigley was in critical condition.

Willard Scott, former NBC weatherman of 'TODAY,' dies at 87

Willard Scott enjoyed a 65-year run with NBC before retiring in 2015. The weatherman was best known for wishing happy birthdays to viewers who were turning 100 years old.

Lemont school band instructor joins Twenty One Pilots' special effects team

Summerfest is filling Milwaukee with music, and a Lemont High School band instructor will be helping put on the party for one of the performers.

Netflix reality competition 'The Circle' returns for a new season

The Netflix reality competition follows a group of strangers, all isolated individually, who can only communicate with each other through a social media platform called "The Circle" – and because of this, they can lie, cheat and ‘catfish’ their way into victory.

Drake dedicates new album 'Certified Lover Boy' to slain Houston IG model

Loved ones are still reeling from the loss of slain Instagram model, Jenae Gagnier A.K.A. Miss Mercedes Morr. And popular singer/rapper/actor Drake offered his condolences to the 33-year-old by dedicating his new album in her honor.

Labor Day weekend: Fests, fireworks scheduled across Chicago, suburbs

CHECK IT OUT! Labor Day weekend means the return of several festivals in the Chicago area. Here are some ideas for your long weekend.

Kenwood Gardens brings new life to Chicago's South Side

In large parts of the city, there’s very little green to go around — which is why South Side residents are welcoming the opening of Kenwood Gardens in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.