Chicago’s Pulaski Savings Bank was seized by regulators Friday evening, with most of its assets to be assumed by Millennium Bank.

While most government functions will not be operating on Monday, most grocery stores, big box stores and restaurants will remain open. Major chain stores such as Target, Costco, Walmart, The Home Depot, Jewel-Osco and Mariano's will remain open on the holiday.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Servic) High temperature: 60 degrees (1949) Low temperature: Minus 19 degrees (1979) Precipitation: 0.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 35-year-old woman was killed in a shooting on the Northwest Side Thursday morning, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 4:50 a.m. in the 5800-block of West Newport Avenue.

The Illinois State Board of Education approved a nearly $11.4 billion budget request this week for the upcoming fiscal year, amounting to a 4.6% increase from this year, as the state prepares to face a substantial budget deficit.

An Amber Alert was issued for a missing 4-year-old girl in Rock Island, Illinois. The child was found safe, and five people have been arrested.

Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, to say the least, so we turned to local design experts. They had some thoughts.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana’s Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a house bill that would establish a commission to discuss whether it’s advisable to adjust the boundary between Illinois and Indiana.

A $500,000 jackpot-winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold in a Chicago suburb over the weekend with the winner yet to come forward.

The ticket was bought by a lucky winner at the International House of Wine and Cheese​ in Richmond at 11302 U.S. Highway 12.

Revenue returns remain on track halfway through Illinois' budget year, though it's next year that is causing concern in the Capitol.

A new survey has revealed the nation’s most feared roads for winter driving—five of them are right here in Illinois.