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Starting this weekend you'll want to pay attention to what route you take to get around downtown.

There's no getting around it, or mincing words about it, either. It's hot, and it's gonna get a lot hotter before this heatwave breaks. Try some of these techniques to keep cool.

The following people are wanted fugitives. If you know anything about their whereabouts please contact Crime Stoppers at 888-963-STOP(7867).

As temperatures in and around Rockford keep pushing up toward the century mark, lots of folks are going to need some help to stay cool. Here's where to go.

Chicago's inspector general says probes by the city's newly formed police oversight agency were compromised by an investigator who had relatives and friends, all police officers, under investigation.

It's probably time for the whole city of Chicago to take a lap.

Thousands have fallen victim to the latest Social Security scams, and their collective loss is in the tens of millions of dollars.

What do you get when you double the gas tax and then add in declining oil inventories along with Hurricane Barry? Prices going up at the pump.

The man who recorded the final out for the 2016 Championship Cubs team has been traded to the Royals.

Authorities say three children have been rescued from the back of a U-Haul truck that was carrying drugs in Tennessee, and three North Carolinians have been charged in the case.

Spoiler alert: They're not happy.

The dream of Robbie Gould coming back to the Bears to fix their kicking problems is apparently dead.

The 2016 World Series MVP has been on the "restricted list" since May 8th, but as more time goes by, there's less chance of him ever returning to the Cubs.

With temperatures riding in the low 90s and headed for triple digits by the end of the week, overheated Midwesterners have some thoughts to share.