The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Chicago area Friday, with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour in the forecast. The warning comes as wind advisories ...

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.

Get ready thrill-seekers! Six Flags Great America is gearing up opening day on April 18 with new attractions and returning favorites.

Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

But severe storms were possible late Friday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share The Chicago area is at risk for tornadoes for the first time this year as a temporary “summer-like ...

Editor's Note: Is the Chicago River still green? Take a live look at the river on St. Patrick's Day here. The Chicago River dyeing has taken place, kicking off a weekend of St. Patrick's Day ...

The Chicago Cubs are capping off their spring training slate in Japan ahead of their opening series of the regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers next week. In preparation for their two ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- There's plenty of St. Patrick's Day fun to be had, even for those who don't make it into the city this weekend. The celebrating is already underway at many bars and ...