The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced. Nexstar, which purchased WGN TV ...

The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame will induct seven artists and present a Lifetime Achievement Award to educator Susan S. Starrett at a March 27 banquet at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva.

Folk singer-songwriter Mark Dvorak will perform at First Baptist Church of Oak Park on Saturday, March 21, celebrating his 20th CD "Live & Alone" and fourth book "31 Winters."

Brendan Reilly is vying for the Democratic nomination for Cook County Board President in the March 17 primary election.

Illinois lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at passing a bill that would give state regulators more authority to control the rising cost of homeowners insurance.

Floor Coverings International | Northern Chicago Suburbs, locally owned by Joey and Kim Sherman, is officially open and celebrating its grand opening, bringing thousands of flooring options directly to customers’ homes through the company’s Mobile Flooring Showroom.

Several dozen protesters were arrested Saturday outside a federal building in Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking one month since a Minnesota woman's death at the hands of an immigration officer.

Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started Friday.

Saying it was his “greatest personal achievement,” Jim Michie of Palatine, who rode his bike across the U.S. in 1976 with other cyclists, recently headed west to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bikecentennial.