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Gen Z is increasingly using “anxiety bags” (portable kits with calming tools) to manage stress, panic attacks, and sensory overload. Gabby Premus and Jake Hamilton discuss more on this new trend.

For more than two decades, Newcity magazine has been identifying emerging talent through its "Breakout Artists" feature. Now, for the fifth year, you can see these rising stars in person. Newcity co-founder, Brian Hieggelke, shares more.

A new slang term has psychologists and parents raising an eyebrow. It's called "mogging" and while it sounds like harmless gibberish, experts say the meaning behind it could be impacting self-esteem and body image. Dr. Janet Yarboi, a licensed clinical psychologist, explains more.

 The Artemis II crew is headed back to earth right now inside of the Orion capsule, after a 10-day record-breaking mission. They’ll have a fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere at speeds exceeding 23,000 miles per hour. Director of Astronomy at the Adler Planetarium, Dr. Geza Gyuk, joins to explain more.

Three teens were shot Thursday night in Joliet, and another boy is in custody, police said.

Pop Culture Soda Gallery in Chicago is redefining soda with wildly unique flavors—from bubblegum to matcha white strawberry—all under one roof.

Joliet police said three people were shot near an apartment complex Thursday night.

Ian Hurd, political science professor at Northwestern University, breaks down the key players and sticking points as critical weekend negotiations test whether a temporary ceasefire holds or unravels.

A man died after being shot by a police officer during a wellbeing check Thursday afternoon in Highwood, according to the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.