The inauguration effect on the stock market, making sure you don't have a distorted perception of your financial situation and the hurricane in the Southeast is a stark reminder of the need for an emergency fund.

Joliet approved pay hikes for future mayors, council members; Family fighting to keep greenhouse on West Chicago property and more.

Man who led Chicago international drug trafficking ring sentenced to 16 prison in prison; Whooping cough cases spiking in Illinois; Chicago named best big city in the US and more.

A look at the potential economic impact of the massive port strike underway, there's concern about a much-wider war in the Middle East as Iran fires missiles into Israel and more people are choosing to take their pets on trips.

Burglars targeted Weiners Circle in Lincoln Park; West Side church raising money for accessibility and more.

As a US port strike looms - freight operators are scrambling to move billions of dollars in trade before a potential midnight shutdown, the college majors that are most likely to payoff and a major rock reunion tour is heading to Chicago.

Shedd Aquarium looking to unionize; One dead, one wounded in shooting near ISU; Early voting in Kane County has begun and more.

Man hospitalized after shooting on Near West Side; Group to hold rally demanding freedom for wrongful convicted; Chicago man facing felony for sex trafficking 16-year-old girl and more.

DCFS, police investigating child abuse allegations of Montessori school; Pizza delivery driver killed on the job near Illinois-Indiana border; Bally's Chicago to host job fair and more.

Latest on today's key inflation data with Economist - Diane Swonk, we meet a teen who's turned his passion for animatronic Halloween decorations into a thriving business and helping military veterans open their own businesses.