From Oktoberfest celebrations and art fairs to a landmark swim in the Chicago River, here's what's happening in Chicago Sept. 19-21.

🔎 Below: Chaos and fear reigned across the Chicago area on Mexican Independence Day, with stepped-up raids and appearances by the U.S. Homeland Security secretary and a Border Patrol official who had ...

Chicago’s free citywide World Music Festival runs Friday, September 26 through Sunday, October 5. Participants include the ...

Chicago police say several officers and suspects were injured during a burglary investigation early Wednesday in Englewood. Officers exchanged gunfire with suspects after one driver struck an officer ...

With hundreds of federal agents set to arrive as soon as today, Chicago businesses are preparing for immigration raids, protests and potential troop deployments that could hit during Taste of Chicago, ...

A police-involved shooting was reported in the Englewood neighborhood on Wednesday morning. Religious leaders arrested in $50M human trafficking, forced labor scheme ‘We’ve Lost Enough’: Governor ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new building in Englewood is getting attention for what some say represents a changing image of the Chicago neighborhood. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for a new ...

The Bears on Thursday introduced several new menu items that will be available at Soldier Field this season via a tasting event for local media and influencers Thursday, just days before the team's ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Police are now linking crash-and-grab burglaries at two Chicago Foot Locker stores. A surveillance camera captured one of the burglaries in Englewood last Tuesday morning. Police say ...

A trial set to begin Thursday involving Xcel Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:XEL) and thousands of plaintiffs who had accused the electricity utility of playing a role in the start of the 2021 Marshall Fire is ...

A large police presence was blocking streets in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood early Wednesday morning after a shooting involving police, with the Bureau of Detectives on scene as yellow police tape ...