Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Round 1 of the playoffs!

Studies across the U.S. have tracked white-tailed deer vehicle collision rates in relation to time changes, with some showing a 16% spike in deer-vehicle collisions after the fall time shift.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository will set up temporary distribution sites in areas with the highest concentration of SNAP participants starting Saturday

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Check out our Halloween trick-or-treat photos from across northern Illinois

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown

As you change your clocks this weekend, take a few moments to press the test button on your smoke alarms and check their expiration dates

The Chicago Bears head back on the road Sunday to play the Cincinnati Bengals. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down an interesting week at Halas Hall and preview Sunday's game

From Capitol News Illinois: House Bill 1312, among other provisions, would also allow Illinois residents to sue immigration agents who violate their constitutional right to due process and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

From Capitol News Illinois: The bill that cleared the General Assembly on Thursday funds energy storage systems through a new charge to Illinois electric customers that will take effect in 2030. The bill also lifts a longtime ban on new nuclear power developments