Highland Park

The Highland Park City Council decided Monday night to keep in place a mandate that requires individuals who are dining in at establishments to show proof of vaccination.

The zip code 60035, which is in Highland Park, has one of Illinois' highest vaccination rates. More than 94% of residents have gotten at least one dose, and over 82% are fully vaccinated.

Rally organizers say this is a fight for a medical freedom and privacy, and that the proof of vaccination rule is hurting Chicago area businesses.

Another Chicago suburb is getting pushback over rules that require proof of vaccination to get into certain businesses.

Someone scrawled a racial slur and a message attacking Black and Jewish people on a wall outside of Central Avenue Synagogue.

A new listing of the ‘Best Small Cities in America’ might add fuel to the fire for the people encouraging residents of Illinois to move to Indiana. Carmel, Indiana ranks the second best small city in America, according to Wallet Hub.

The schools that are honored fit into two categories: schools that are among the state's highest performing, and schools that among the best at closing achievement gaps.

The average price for a home in Gary is $53,922, up 24.5% in just one year. In Zion, the average home costs $158,306, up 19.5%. In Chicago, home prices are up 10.1% to an average of $296,603.

Ravinia Festival is expanding its summer performance schedule.

The Ravinia Festival released its summer concert schedule Wednesday in the latest sign of more events returning to the Chicago area.

Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in suburban Highland Park remains closed after a suspected grenade and other World War II-era materials were found on the lakefront last week.

Chicago’s second major winter storm in a week dumped nearly a foot of snow in some parts of the city by Monday morning.