What to know for Chicago's shows

Long lines form for Taylor Swift tour merchandise ahead of Chicago show Crowds are clamoring to get their hands on Taylor Swift merch outside Soldier Field Thursday ahead of the pop star's first show in Chicago. CHICAGO - Chicago is anticipating one of its busiest weekends of the year as "Swifies" flock to the city for a three-day frenzy of sold-out shows.  Taylor Swift will play to a packed stadium at Soldier Field Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

Woman who damaged windows with frying pan sought

CTA Red Line crime: Woman who damaged windows with frying pan sought Mass transit detectives are trying to identify a woman who used a frying pan to damage windows on a CTA Red Line train. CHICAGO - Mass transit detectives are trying to identify a woman who used a frying pan to damage windows on a CTA Red Line train.  The incident happened March 28 around midnight at the 87th Street stop.

11 Vincent Van Gogh Facts Most People Don't Know

4. He loved, and lived with, a prostitute. Bedroom in Arles, 1888. Van Gogh had a few crushes, including both his widowed cousin and a disinterested upper class woman named Eugenia. Once he left his family home in Holland and moved to The Hague, however, he mainly commiserated with prostitutes. Van Gogh had a favorite named Sien, whom he lived with and took care of — he even helped raise her baby for a time.

2 dead, 2 injured; suspect in custody

BROWN DEER, Wis. - Police say a suspect is in custody after four people were shot – killing two – at an apartment complex near Brown Deer Road and Park Plaza Court Saturday morning, Feb. 5.  One person injured is in critical condition, according to police.  The Milwaukee County medical examiner will be conducting autopsies Monday on a man and woman, they announced in a tweet. Police did not fire a weapon at the suspect and no police were injured, the Brown Deer police chief said.

5 hotel decoration secrets to transform your al fresco dining area

Hotel decoration is the hottest garden design trend this spring – particularly if you're planning to dine and entertain outdoors. If you really want to take your outdoor dining ideas to a new level, then incorporating elements of luxury hotel design into your outdoor dining area will make it stand out.  With most of us unable to travel for almost a year, creating a hotel-style smart setting outside is the uplifting change so many of us are craving.

Ballistics tests prove Illinois man innocent in murder case

article An Illinois judge acquitted a man of murder Wednesday, more than two decades after jurors convicted him by relying on ballistics that proved to be wrong. Supporters of 53-year-old Patrick Pursley clapped in a Winnebago County courtroom when Judge Joseph McGraw issued his ruling, saying prosecutors had scant evidence to prove Pursley's guilt in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Andy Ascher during a robbery in Rockford, Illinois in 1993.

Beyonce "Cowboy Carter" album cover, release date revealed

"Queen Bey" is releasing a new album on Friday, March 30. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio! Beyoncé shows off Cowboy Carter album cover Beyoncé's highly anticipated second act album set for release in just nine days! Beyonce' announced on her Instagram that she is dropping her country music album called "Cowboy Carter" in 10 days featuring her hit single "

By 2070, More Dead People Will Be On Facebook Than Living Ones

According to the study's predictions, 1.4 billion Facebook users will have died before the year 2100, leaving precious personal data behind.Jaap Arriens/NurPhotoThe study brings up ethical considerations about what to do with one’s personal data once they die. If you use the internet even a little bit, you likely have digital footprints everywhere, some of which are probably in the form of personal profiles on social media. But what happens to all these footprints of personal information after you die?

Chicago flights to Israel canceled amid global concern

Chicago flights to Israel canceled as war with Hamas rages on At OHare Airport, no more passengers will be going to Israel. CHICAGO - The Hamas attack on Israel is being called the deadliest attack in half a century. Now, people in the United States are trying to make sense of what is happening overseas. At O'Hare Airport, no more passengers will be going to Israel. As of 2 p.m. on Monday, flights to and from Tel Aviv have been canceled.

Cook County high school's senior students all accepted to college

Suburban high schools senior students all accepted to college A suburban high school class has scored a perfect "one hundred." COOK COUNTY - A south suburban high school class has scored a perfect "one hundred." Every single graduating senior at Southland College Prep in Richton Park has been accepted to college. Collectively, all 125 students have earned $60 million worth of merit and need-based scholarships and are headed to prestigious institutions like the University of Chicago, Berkeley, Northwestern, Cal-Tech, and Columbia.