A Winter Storm Watch has been issued beginning early Saturday morning, with a snowstorm set to drop more than 6 inches of snow across the area this weekend.

The spike goes some way to explaining why Chicago is in a giant fiscal pickle. The Windy City may be a leading indicator of some of the problems many American metropolises will soon face. The immediate problem for Chicago is a fiscal impasse.

Two companies, Serve Robotics and Cyan Robotics, are licensed in Chicago. The city said it's a pilot program that will assess benefits and risks.

A woman who was allegedly set on fire by a career criminal in Chicago is being described as a kind and hardworking individual from a close-knit family.