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Worried Jax Pub in Loves Park was closing for good? There's good news. The popular sports bar is getting a major remodel and plans to reopen August 30.

Wrigley Field's food has come a long way, with Yelp ranking the Chicago Cubs ballpark No. 7 in America for game-day eats in 2026.

Rob Thomas accidentally clobbered Matchbox Twenty bandmate Paul Doucette with a mic stand during the band's Illinois State Fair performance.

Have Outshine Fruit Bars in your freezer? Certain flavors and batches have been recalled in Illinois over possible glass contamination. Here's what parents need to know.

A sports betting site asked over 5,000 NFL fans which head coaches they found most attractive, and both the Bears and Packers coaches made the top ten.

A varsity football season cancelled before it even started. For the seniors at Eisenhower High, that's a loss that goes beyond the scoreboard.

Chicago is famous for its skyscrapers, but one tiny historic house refused to disappear. Here's the fascinating story behind the little "Up" house squeezed between towering buildings.

Ed Sheeran surprised Wisconsin fans with a stop at an Oshkosh frozen custard shop, continuing his habit of random Midwest appearances, including Rockford.

Illinois drivers can use Have I Been Flocked to search public Flock camera records and see whether their license plate appears in police search logs.

Carlinville, Illinois, is officially in Hallmark's Top 25 Merriest Christmas Towns contest, and you can vote daily to help bring a Christmas movie to town.

Soldier Field ticket prices jumped more than 12 percent in just one year, pushing the Bears to second-most-expensive in the NFL for a family outing.

Joey D'Auria spent nearly two decades behind the red nose and greasepaint as Bozo on WGN — and he's coming to Green Bay this November.

Illinois made cannabis legal, but that law stops at the state line — and way before the airport security checkpoint.

Some of the chains will close a handful of locations while others are ceasing operations entirely.

Rockford Amazon Prime shoppers are concerned about a possible new UPS Store pickup fee. Here's what changed between Amazon and UPS and what you should know before sending your next package.

The Chicago Bears say Hammond is their focus for a new stadium, but Illinois fans aren't convinced. Could these announcements be designed to pressure Springfield into finally making a deal?

A burger, fries and drink averages $15.53 in Milwaukee, $16.65 in Chicago and $18.32 in Madison. So how expensive is eating out getting around Rockford?

The Bears may eventually leave Illinois for Hammond, Indiana, but one thing is settled: the NFL franchise says it will always be called the Chicago Bears.