Donna highlights the Chicago Metallic 7-Piece Bakeware Set, a versatile and high-quality collection of baking essentials donated by Lifetime Brands for inclusion in Donna’s Christmas Stocking, a ...

Kitchen 17, Native Foods, Chicago Raw, and The Chicago Diner are closing, a gut punch to the city that was awarded the most vegan-friendly of 2025.

The Chicago Bears are proud to announce Stewarts’ Cheesecakes as the fourth and final recipient of the 2025 Small Business ...

A Chicago mother of two has spoken out after shocking video of her family being violently attacked by a group of children outside a school shocked the nation. Corshawnda Hatter, 33, says she has been ...

As thousands gathered at Chicago’s Millennium Park Friday evening for the annual tree-lighting ceremony, social media posts advertising the latest and what would become perhaps the deadliest “teen ...

NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest will have some starry help ushering in 2026 on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” — Chance the Rapper, Rob Gronkowski, Julianne Hough and Rita Ora have all signed up. ABC ...

Global superstar and proud Chicago native Chance the Rapper has been announced as the Chicago co-host of ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026.” The annual broadcast airs ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A multi-agency team of about 50 people surveying storm-damaged Chicago was reportedly told to stand down earlier this month over concerns their operations would overlap with an unexpected contingent ...

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