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Chicago's new police superintendent says officers will be out in full force this holiday weekend.

The Greek Coast Guard on Friday intercepted a boat with Illinois protesters heading to the Gaza Strip. Greece reportedly announced it was banning vessels to Gaza from leaving Greek ports. The boat, called the Audacity of Hope, would have helped form a flotilla planned to challenge Israel’s

One of the state’s largest labor unions on Friday compared Gov. Pat Quinn to Wisconsin Gov.

It looks like Chicago residents won't be experiencing the scorching heat meteorologists were predicting all week.

The Garfield Conservatory sustained significant damage during Thursday night’s hail storm, and has been closed indefinitely as a result.The 104-year-old conservatory, which made an appearance in Vince Vaughn’s latest movie “The Dilemma,” is an admission-free facility and receives about 100,000 visit

Safety officials in Chicago say they expect smaller crowds for this year's Fourth of July fireworks. The city canceled its main fireworks display this year to save money, relying on Navy Pier's fireworks show Monday to lead the Fourth of July celebrations."

Yesterday's thunderstorm may be over, but despite reports of record heat today, the erratic midwestern weather shows no signs of stopping as we enter the holiday weekend.There was wind: Ghostbusters II anyone?