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Millions of Americans struggle to access fresh and affordable groceries every day. The areas they live in are most often called “food deserts,” but academics and activists use another term they say better reflects the systemic racism that created them. That term is “food apartheid.” Here’s how food apartheid plays out in Chicago — and how local community members are...

Two people were taken into custody for questioning after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday night at Chicago’s Millennium Park.

A curfew banning unaccompanied minors has been implemented to combat violence after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is among the city’s most popular tourist attractions. Police say the teen was shot in the chest at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday near the giant, mirrored structure. They didn’t immediately release the...

A Northern Illinois family, renovating their home this month, unearthed a bag French fries that have apparently been sitting inside a wall for more than 60 years.

The city of Chicago dyed its river green, an annual tradition that dates back to 1962, in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day.

McDonald’s expects that its Russian shutdown will cost the fast-food giant roughly $50 million a month.

“Cheer” star Jerry Harris is expected to plead guilty Thursday in a federal child pornography case alleging he solicited sex from minors

In 2021, Brittany Pierre made over $109,000 selling nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of her photography and flipping other NFTs she bought for a profit.

United has started offering staff vaccines in airports again as the omicron wave sweeps through crews.

It appears to be one of the biggest tensions yet in U.S. schools over the new omicron variant, shutting out more than 340,000 students for the day.

Lightfoot’s remarks came as Chicago starts requiring proof of Covid vaccination for most people to enter restaurants, bars, gyms and other indoor areas.

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The attorney for Jussie Smollett says he will appeal the verdict against his client.
After nearly ten hours of jury deliberations, the actor was found guilty of making false reports to Chicago police. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2021.

The decision culminates a one-week trial in which the jury had to decide if the former “Empire” actor fabricated a hate crime against himself.

Jussie Smollett on Tuesday repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself for publicity, telling a prosecutor as the trial neared its end that “there was no hoax on my part” and that two brothers who testified against him are “liars.”

The cost of private jet charters can vary wildly. Here’s why, and what new converts paid for their first flights during the pandemic.

Office building are increasingly being converted into new rental housing.

Buying travel experiences — rather than products that need packing — is gaining popularity as the pandemic shifts gift-buying habits among Christmas shoppers.

After two years in Mexico, Gabriella Lindsay and her family moved to live the beach life in Antigua. Here’s a look at how much money they make and spend in a month — and why she has no regrets about leaving the U.S. to live abroad.

Britt Dorton is preparing to go to law school to become an attorney who focuses on disability and prisoner’s rights.