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Back after a 12-year interregnum is "Law & Order," the Coca-Cola Classic of NBC's Dick Wolf universe. It's not as if the brand, or its sister brand of shows that begin with the word "Chicago," has been moribund in the meantime, with its hot-button topics, its where-and-when title cards, accompanied…

"I don’t know what’s worse, being over there and being in danger or being here and knowing that we can’t do anything, really," said Oleksiy Vynnytskyy, 28, an urgent care nurse from Wheeling.

Dixson had a moment to himself in the winter of 2019, about four months after he'd lost his dad to cancer on Father's Day. Driving through Chicago on a dismal night, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist looked back on his own life, comparing his ambitions to his successes and finding…

CHICAGO -- The big purple truck that delivers health supplies to drug users in Chicago’s suburbs carries more than 100 items — everything from syringes and condoms to snacks and winter coats.

CHICAGO — The mask mandate in Chicago Public Schools was the first order of business at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting, which President Miguel del Valle opened by restating that masks are staying on in schools, despite the imminent end of the city’s requirement.

Ricco Carrasco, 29, faces multiple felony counts for discharge of a weapon, Chicago police announced Wednesday night.

CHICAGO — It has been nearly 15 years since Billy Donovan first tried to get Tristan Thompson on his team — a fact the new Chicago Bulls center wasted no time teasing his coach about Wednesday.

"Frida: Immersive Dream," "Hadestown," Monster Jam, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are just a few of the entertainment options to check out in the week ahead.

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate for Chicago Police officers was upheld by an arbitrator who rejected the Fraternal Order of Police’s grievances over the city’s rules, she announced Wednesday at a news conference.