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Several crews were called to a fire in the Loop on Friday at the Smith and Wollensky restaurant, sending smoke billowing along the Chicago River. The fire was contained to the kitchen and one firefighter suffered minor smoke inhalation.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is moving forward with a plan to re-imagine some Loop office buildings into housing. On Wednesday, he announced details on the next steps in the LaSalle Street Reimagined Initiative.

Big improvements are coming to LaSalle street in downtown Chicago.

White Sox outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Gavin Sheets, along with Southpaw, were handing out hot dogs in the Loop, hyping up fans for Opening Day at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday.

Thousands of runners decked out in green gear gathered in Grant Park for the 43rd annual Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle Sunday morning.

We caught up with professional long-distance runner and 2020 Olympian Galen Rupp just minutes before the start of the 2024 Shamrock Shuffle. Rupp says the annual Chicago race is the kick-off to the outdoor running season.

Polls opened Tuesday morning across the state as primary races heat up in Illinois.

An intruder burst into a Loop mosque and blurted offensive statements to congregants during nightly prayers Sunday, police and shaken mosque leaders said.

The group March on the DNC Coalition held a rally Monday after its protest permit was denied ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

Chicago police are investigating vandalism at an Islamic Center downtown. An offender kicked in the door of the worship center near the intersection of Adams and State streets Sunday night.