A Michigan judge ruled Tuesday the parents of a 36-year-old woman, whose body was found in the stairwell of a South Loop apartment building in October, can move forward with funeral arrangements. Andrew and Monica Tracey filed a petition with a court in Michigan to block their daughter’s husband from retrieving her remains, and were granted custody of ...

An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk. The U.S.S. Edsall was found 200 miles east of Christmas Island, south of Java, by the Royal Australian Navy. The discovery has revealed the final resting place of more ...

A man was reportedly found dead inside a tanning bed at an Indiana Planet Fitness days after he was reporting missing by family. Police are conducting a death investigation after a man who was reported missing on Friday was found dead in a tanning bed Monday morning at the south Indianapolis facility, NBC affiliate station WTHR reported. In a ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a month and a half to get a new city budget passed, but hes back to the drawing board after a $300 million property tax hike was rejected. A majority of the members of Chicagos City Council signed onto letters rejecting the proposal, causing Johnson to pivot in his negotiations for a budget that will have to close the ...

A Spirit flight was struck by gunfire on Monday and a flight attendant was injured while trying to land at Port-au-Prince’s airport. Spirit, American and JetBlue have suspended Haiti flights. The U.S. State Department warned travelers about “armed violence” in the area. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday banned U.S. civilian flights to ...

Charges have been filed against a 17-year-old accused of shooting two men to death in suburban West Chicago over the weekend. According to authorities, the suspect will be charged as an adult in the case, facing two charges of first-degree murder in connection to the shooting deaths of Alejandro Rios and Antonio Delgado. Police say the teen, along ...

A man was charged with concealing a death after a missing 23-year-old woman’s body was found in the popular Busse Woods forest preserve in suburban Cook County this week. Juan Pio Toto appeared in court Tuesday in connection with the case and was granted pretrial release ahead of his next court appearance on Dec. 6. A death investigation has been ...

My Chemical Romance, the rock band that rose to prominence in the mid-2000s behind a string of hits including Helena and The Black Parade, will embark on a stadium tour in 2025, the band announced Tuesday. The Long Live: The Black Parade tour will visit 10 cities across the U.S. next summer, including Chicagos Soldier Field on Aug. 29. According to ...

The highly anticipated boxing match between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul will finally take place this week at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, months after it was initially supposed to go down. The match, originally announced in March, comes on rescheduled date months after its initial date of July 20 ...

Mexico’s first Michelin-starred taqueria will pop up in Chicago this week for a limited-time special. El Califa de Len will hold a one-night-only pop-up at Tacombi in Wicker Park Wednesday. Tacombi announced the news on social media, saying Mexico City’s first Michelin-starred taqueria will head to Chicago with its four famous recipes: Bistec, ...

Better catch this weekssupermoon — it will be a while until the next one. The upcoming supermoon will be the fourth and final one of the year, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles (361,867 kilometers) of Earth. The supermoon rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and before the Leonids are most ...

Following a year of big name performers spanning country, grunge, rock and rap, the Illinois State Fair has announced its first grandstand headliner for 2024 — and fans of the 1980s may go wild. In a Tuesday Facebook Post, the Illinois State Fair announced Def Leppard would perform at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand during the event in 2025. The ...

This article originally appeared on E! Online. First rounds on him. “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Will Jordan went viral on the game show for an interesting reason on Nov. 11. The Connecticut-based Coast Guard veteran appeared on the “Wheel” as a part of a special Veterans Day episode, but it was his bizarre answer that elicited the biggest ...

The McDonald’s rumor mill is alive and well thanks to a mysterious Instagram post by the Chicago-based burger chain. McDonald’s posted the cryptic message Tuesday morning in the form of a brief animated video, with a friendly-looking smiley face and the date “11/18” in the caption. In the lavender-colored video — which lasts for a total of ...

It appears the Chicago Bears might be taking a step back from their proposed lakefront stadium and reconsidering another location for their massive new venue. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, sources familiar with the team’s stadium discussions said officials are taking a second look at the former Michael Reese hospital site, despite having ...

My Little Pony finally made it to the winner’s circle. After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored ponies were enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame on Tuesday, along with Transformers action figures and the Phase 10 card game. The honorees rose to the top in voting by a panel of experts and the public from among 12 finalists. This year’s ...

The Chicago Bears now have a new offensive coordinator after Shane Waldron was fired Tuesday: Thomas Brown. But who is he and what should fans know about him? Brown joined the Bears in 2024 as the offensive passing game coordinator after working as the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers in 2023. Prior to that, Brown spent three ...

After much speculation, it appears Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron has been fired. The team announced the decision Tuesday morning, saying Waldron has been “relieved of his duties,” just hours after Head Coach Matt Eberflus told reporters “adjustments and changes” would be made. After evaluating our entire operation, I ...

A Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was diverted to the Dominican Republic after gangs opened fire at the aircraft Monday, the U.S. State Department and the airline said. According to the airline, Spirit Airlines Flight 951 departed Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Monday morning and ...

Hot tub season in Chicago officially begins this week. Thursday, the Chicago Electric Boat Company will bring back its wildly popular “Hot Tub Boats” for winter 2024, according to a press release. The boats, which travel up and down the Chicago River, went viral during the winter 2023 season, with sold out dates and waitlists nearly every day, ...

Though control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance after Election Day 2024, Republicans were inching closer to victory Tuesday morning with more seats gained but more than a dozen races still uncalled. According to NBC News, as of Tuesday morning, 10 of those races were considered “key” efforts by both parties to grab ...

Lanes were closed and delays were expected on I-55 near Bolingbrook during the Tuesday morning rush hour commute after a semi flipped on its side overnight. NBC 5 Traffic Reporter Kye Martin reported the accident, which occurred around 12:30 a.m., was at I-55 between Veterans Parkway and Joliet Road. At least two left inbound lanes and the left ...

A conservative prosecutors attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the states 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the courts liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan Countys Republican district attorney, Joel Urmanski, has asked the high court to overturn a Dane County judges ...

Diners who want a little bit of extra spice with their meals at Portillos now have a new sauce option from the chains menu. According to a social media post, Portillos has begun offering Sweet Baby Rays Buffalo Wing Sauce at its restaurants, with the sauce available both in-store and via online ordering. The restaurant chain offers an extensive list ...

Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the company’s custody unharmed, police said in a ...