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The Kane County coroner Friday afternoon identified an Aurora man as the person killed in a shootout with police on the border of Geneva and...

Any new toll lanes along I-55 would likely be years away

Chess has undergone a huge resurgence since COVID and the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.”

Illinois lawmakers, under pressure to act on ethics reform, unanimously passed a measure seeking to curb abuses tied to the right light came...

An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making offi...

The history of the Goonies, a small faction of the notorious Gangster Disciples, was laid out for a federal jury.

Some Chicagoans objected to the proposed map because they felt it lacked sufficient Latino representation.

Chicago police officers drive through a park in response to a shooting at North Avenue Beach Friday afternoon.

A look back at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago's involvement with the sanctuary movement since 1982.

Harlan Behrens was an executive at tackle box manufacturer Plano Molding Co. and served on North Aurora’s village board in the 1960s and ear...

Omuria Jones Brown, 9, was fatally shot in Matteson Thursday as a result of a fight between two groups of teenagers.

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The highs — and lows — of the historic thoroughbred course in Arlington Heights as the Chicago Bears take steps to build a brand new stadium...

Several police departments are planning to increase the number of officers working parades and ceremonies nearly a year after the Highland P...

Iowa Republicans framed their action as a commonsense effort to ensure that parents can oversee what their children are learning in school a...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department evacuated more than 40 dogs Thursday from a Crown Point property on the suspicion of a puppy mill opera...

The village of Arlington Heights issued a demolition permit to the Chicago Bears to begin leveling the grandstand and other buildings at Arl...

The 280-acre property, northwest of the intersection of Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street, has been eyed for redevelopment by the Park District...

What if the power of art to inspire us is the lens we looked through when we’re deciding what our kids should read, see, hear, learn?

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

The layoffs come as Walgreens deals with fallout from several opioid-related settlements

The Illinois Senate was poised for a vote late Thursday on a $50.6 billion state spending plan that was an altered version of what Gov. J.B....

Awake Americans’ membership in the Naperville chamber is under review because of its affiliation with Awake Illinois, the Naperville-based g...

Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General released a report Thursday regarding the Chicago Police Department’s enforcement of Rule 14 violat...

The Chicago Police Department continues to employ more than 100 officers who knowingly provided false information during criminal investigat...