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Hundreds of young children descended on the Lincoln Park Zoo today, not just for the animals but also the eggs.        The zoo's annual Spring Egg-stravagnza involves thousands of easter eggs in different parts of the zoo for kids between one and eight years old.  Photojournalist Michael Desmond takes us there.

When you hear the words train robbery, you probably think of the Old West.                       But in this week's Monument Moment, we have the story of a daring heist a hundred years ago right in Chicago's backyard.                        And they even made a movie about it.

The Illini may have lost.  But they had plenty of support here in Chicago.

The crew of Artemis II is more than halfway to the moon.  NASA shared these stunning images of the moon and the Earth from the spacecraft.

A rally at Federal Plaza this afternoon on behalf of trans people and their families.       This is the Trans Day of Visibility across the country.

Angry reaction from the White House tonight to plans by Illinois officials to investigate abuses by federal agents during the "Operation Midway Blitz" last year.

That pain at the pump has been growing over the past few weeks after the War in Iran caused gas prices to jump by about a buck across the Chicago area.         But for some motorists willing to get up early and wait in line today, the gas squeeze was eased by a generous donation from a well known Chicago businessman.

President Trump has issued a new threat over the strait of Hormuz as the desperate search continues for a U.S. crew member believed to be trapped after a plane was shot down.  Mike Tobin has more.

A massive fire in west suburban Maywood this evening.

A South Side shopping event built to keep dollars in the community is set to return to Chatham this weekend, bringing more than 100 vendors, street closures and new grants for local entrepreneurs along 75th Street.