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12/29/2025

Fairgoers are encouraged to download tickets before arriving at the fairgrounds or save them to their phone's mobile wallet.

Organizers announced on Monday that ticketing for the fair will transition to digital for 2026.

12/29/2025

Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries last week targeting businesses in the Logan Square and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.

12/29/2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lauded "strong security guarantees" from the U.S. after Sunday's meeting with President Trump in Florida.

12/29/2025

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting to discuss the Gaza peace plan.

12/29/2025

American Airlines announced Monday that it is adding 100 more departures from Chicago early next year as it continues its expansion at O'Hare International Airport.

12/29/2025

A person is dead after a fire and possible explosion at a mobile home in the southwest Chicago suburb of Merrionette Park late Sunday.

12/29/2025

The owners of a consignment shop in Chicago's northwest suburbs said they are devastated after thieves nearly wiped out their entire inventory in a matter of seconds.

12/29/2025

Since 1907, New Yorkers have marked the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a huge ball in Times Square. Now, a brand-new ball, covered with more than 5,000 handcrafted Waterford Crystal discs, will help ring in 2026.

12/29/2025

A neighborhood cat came up to CBS News Chicago Investigator Dave Savini's back door last week after going missing for weeks.

12/29/2025

A Chicago police squad car was wrecked early Monday in a crash in Wrigleyville.

12/29/2025

Police were coming up short Monday in their investigation of a mass shooting in Chicago's River North district, which killed one man and left three others in critical condition.

12/29/2025

Charges have now been filed against four people after a teenager's gun went off during a struggle with police in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood.