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Former President Barack Obama's much-maligned presidential center will officially open in June in Chicago after years of delays and protests, the former president revealed.

A problem with overhead electrical wires stopped all South Shore Line train service for several hours Thursday morning.

A suburban man has been arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of child pornography.

December can be an expensive month, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. Here are 10 free events to enjoy in Chicago this month.

Three people were killed late Wednesday when their vehicle rolled over after hitting a bridge support column on I-290, according to ISP.

A 31-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Romeca Blackmon outside her child’s South Loop school in September.

A Chicago man was charged with murder in connection with a shooting this August in the Austin neighborhood.

Frigid temperatures linger across Chicago, with wind chills below zero today and several chances for light snow over the coming days.

A tense and chaotic scene unfolded inside Oak Lawn Village Hall as about 20 community members and activists were kicked out of a meeting by police, who said the gathering violated the Open Meetings Act.

Travelers who show up at the airport without a Real ID will soon face a higher penalty. TSA originally planned to charge an $18 fee for passengers who needed extra identity verification at security checkpoints, but that cost has now more than doubled to $45.

Rosemont police said surveillance video doesn't show anyone tampering with actress Tara Reid's drink, after she claims she was drugged at a hotel bar and taken to a local hospital on Sunday.

A Chicago mother says her first-grader has been repeatedly bullied at school, and the most recent attack left him bruised and crying for help.