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We all see it happening every day. People more interested in their phone than the traffic and pedestrians around them.

Hunting to see which channel the Cubs game is on will be a thing of the past after this coming season.

Schools closing because of the weather conditions is one thing, but hundreds of flights being cancelled, combined with power outages across the region is an added layer of difficulty.

Cook County had the most people using medical marijuana, with 7,500 certified patients. In Winnebago County, the number is 459.

Not content with the switch from frozen to fresh beef, McDonald's is sinking some serious money into a modernization effort.

Sunday night marked the anniversary of the former "Public Enemy #1" being killed by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.

The Illinois Senate on Wednesday voted to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products from 18 to 21.

If you're a "foodie," and you want to say you've dined in the world's best restaurant, you really don't have far to drive to make that happen. It's in Chicago.

Constant fighting with political opponents, finger pointing, name calling, credit downgrades, and of course, a year without a budget--who would want to sign up for that once, let alone twice? Well, it's beginning to look like Governor Bruce Rauner has 2018 on his mind.

Rockford native and Guilford grad Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune's editorial board joined the show once again this week to Illinois' current budget stalemate.
Kristen and other Tribune board members were visited on Wednesday by Senate President John Cullerton...