The 2025 CMA Awards are fast approaching. Here's everything you need to know about "Country Music's Biggest Night."When Are the 2025 CMA Awards?The Country Music Awards are typically held every year in [...]
Alabama experienced record-breaking cold Monday and Tuesday, but this blast of arctic air is short-lived, with a steady warming trend through the rest of the week. Check the video forecast [...]
From retail to restaurants, 2025 hasn't exactly been kind to several notable chains spread throughout the U.S.Some chains have closed down for good. Party City went away in February. Arts [...]
Federal immigration agents detained two Aurora protesters who confronted them outside an elementary school Saturday, sparking allegations of unnecessary force. Aurora Mayor John Laesch condemned the detentions as part of [...]
Sometimes a dog is just going to be a dog when it comes to protecting its humans.That also means being cautions of every creature, whether it is real or made [...]
This article first appeared at Propublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.She desperately wanted to [...]
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon — suggesting [...]
If you're not visiting these National Parks this fall, you're really missing out.Sure, it's easier to load up the entire family for a vacation during the summer when the kids [...]
Roseanne Barr On Jimmy Kimmel ABC Double Standard ... My Life Was Ruined, He Got Time out!!! Published September 23, 2025 5:40 PM PDT ... ... Continue reading this article [...]
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he still has good memories of U.S. President Donald Trump and urged Washington to drop its demand the North [...]
The killing of right wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk has prompted disturbing and questionably legal calls for a crackdown on the left from President Trump and his allies. In [...]
With about three weeks remaining in the current fiscal year, senators are scrambling to find a way to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2026.A short-term continuing resolution (CR) [...]
After Iowa gas station employee Timothy Schultz won a $29 million lottery jackpot in 1999, he decided to hold a press conference. Lottery officials told him it would help him [...]
Alabama's weather forecast gets hotter through Labor Day and some scattered heavy storms return next week AND IT WAS A WARM DAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. GADSDEN CLIMBED TO 88 DEGREES [...]
This article was originally published at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. On July 7, the Justice Department sent a harshly written letter threatening to sue the staunchly Republican state [...]
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Before he battled his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and [...]
Debbie Butler, owner of DebbieKakes & More, started her bustling, word-of-mouth business from her home kitchen seven years ago. Butler, a Chicago native, mom of three and grandmother of five, [...]
FIRST WARNING LIVE RADAR | WAYS TO STAY SAFE IN SEVERE WEATHER | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | LIGHTNING SAFETYRain lingers overnight tonight, but a cool breeze from the east [...]
GREENBELT, MARYLAND – In a saga that has dragged on for four months that feel like four years, the Trump administration continues to stonewall the judge in the Kilmar Abrego [...]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, a person familiar with the administration’s personnel decisions said Saturday. The individual was [...]
The high-energy and storming bass of rapper Waka Flocka Flame’s “Grove Street Party” as Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark hit the hardwood in a sold-out Gainbridge Fieldhouse alludes to what [...]
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the [...]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for [...]
The wife of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil gave birth Monday to the couple’s son after federal immigration authorities denied the family’s request for a temporary release for Khalil to meet [...]
WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | TURN ON WEATHER NOTIFICATIONS After a beautiful Easter weekend, showers and storms return to Alabama's forecast Monday and stick [...]
Silicon Valley technology giants’ stock values fell off a cliff amid a global selloff after President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon announced sweeping tariffs expected to boost U.S. prices and [...]
Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service employees were laid off Thursday in the latest round of federal workforce cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.The layoffs [...]
WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | HOW TO GET WEATHER ALERTS | WAYS TO STAY SAFE | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOSAll eyes rest on the severe weather threat across the [...]
The Chicago Bulls announced they will retire Derrick Rose’s iconic No. 1 jersey, ensuring his legacy will forever hang in the rafters of the United Center. Derrick Rose’s story stands [...]
The Indiana Fever capped off a historic season, falling short to the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, ultimately leaving fans wanting more. On Dec. 2, the Indiana Fever [...]
Former President Barack Obama hugs former first lady Michelle Obama as he is introduced during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Larry Smith [...]
From L to R: Melody Cooper; Caron Butler, Brenda Palms; Mikal Quarles, who spoke on the “Innovation and Inclusion: Keys to Small Business " business breakfast panel during the 2024 [...]
In a thrilling WNBA showdown on June 23 at Wintrust Arena, the Chicago Sky edged out the Indiana Fever 88-87, bringing the Fever’s four-game winning streak to an abrupt halt. [...]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 30: Indianapolis Indians pitcher Paul Skenes (10) brings the heat to the plate during a Milb baseball game between the Buffalo Bisons and the Indianapolis Indians [...]
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is “probably” not going to be chosen as Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate if he wins the Republican nomination, the former president told New [...]
A self-proclaimed “Christmas Lawyer” faces losing his legal license after he criticized a judge who banned his festive home display, which featured a live camel and 700,000 bulbs, allegedly calling [...]
John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew [...]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Edison Middle School boys basketball team is undefeated so far. But the coach is also making sure they understand the importance of community through volunteering. [...]
On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, a rising activist in the Black Panther Party (BPP), was assassinated in a raid led by the Chicago Police Department. Hampton, 21 years old [...]
A plant-loving West Chicago couple's plans for a $7,000 backyard greenhouse have sprouted into something far more -- a public battle with city officials saying the structure has spiraled into [...]
The family of an Elk Grove Village man who police say confronted officers with a knife late Friday afternoon outside his Fern Drive home has retained a Chicago attorney. Jack [...]
Lorena Barroso stood outside her apartment building in West Chicago Friday, unsure of what the future holds. "I'm looking for a place ... there isn't one here," she said as [...]
The Kane County Forest Preserve District and Woodridge Park District are among 19 recipients of state grants for trail improvements. The Kane County Forest Preserve District will receive $200,000 for [...]
Niko Boulougouris hopes his idea to make and sell "crazy good Greek doughnuts" -- a risk he confirmed was worth taking on a vacation to Iceland -- soon takes his [...]
Portillo's will open the doors of its Algonquin restaurant at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 28, following a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. Attendees will include Portillo's Vice President of Restaurant Support Michael [...]
As winter quickly approaches, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Thursday for the state to spend an additional $160 million to aid and house a sustained influx of migrants sent to [...]
Affordable housing advocates in Arlington Heights celebrated the opening of a 40-unit apartment complex Wednesday, at the same time a proposed development in another part of town faces an uphill [...]
Three new ramps will close on the inbound Kennedy Expressway Monday allowing crews to rehab pavement as part of a three-year, $150 million project. The ramps comprise North Avenue to [...]
Chicago area drivers can expect some new ramp contortions on the inbound Kennedy Expressway near downtown this week as a massive rehabilitation continues. For starters, the Ontario Street feeder ramp [...]