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Highland Park High School went on lockdown, “due to a report of a student potentially in possession of a gun at school,” according to an ann...

Jurors shown payments to four political allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan who allegedly received thousands of dollars a month for doing l...

“We are completely heartbroken,” the three-term Democratic congressman said in a statement.

National Weather Service Chicago said main threats would be possible damaging winds, hail and tornadoes Tuesday afternoon.

Forecasters are warning of more severe weather, including tornadoes, Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of the South and Midwest hammered just d...

Three Chicago firefighters were injured in a predawn extra alarm blaze where a mayday alert was called at a house in the West Pullman neighb...

Among the votes received before Election Day, the number of mail-in ballots was up compared to previous years, and voters continued to cast...

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If Paul Vallas or Brandon Johnson think it’s been a tough campaign, wait until one of them gets into office.

February turnout was 36%, slightly higher than both rounds of the 2019 election, but lower than the 2011 election and the runoff in 2015.

The teacher, who is also a coach, recently told the Taft High School council that he'd resigned.

The attorney for former Outcome Health exec Brad Purdy offered closing arguments Monday

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck the Merrillville/Hobart area during heavy storms Friday night and is invest...

A year of negotiating a new contract has culminated in a strike at Chicago State University.

During this time of year when volatile weather can often occur, here are 10 important things to know about tornadoes.

Trevale Robinson, 24, of Joliet was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, was shot multiple times in an Alsip parking lot after police sa...

The incumbent alderman is fending off a bid from a CTU-backed challenger in the 36th Ward, while the 30th Ward will have a new alderman.

Those who don’t take all their time off say it’s because they don’t need it, or they worry about falling behind at work or feel badly about...

Fidel Marquez, 61, a former senior vice president for ComEd who spent nearly 20 hours on the stand, mostly held firm despite the efforts to...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.

The Chicago Tribune and ProPublica have won a 2022 IRE Award for exposing how schools were working with local police to ticket students.

The National Weather Service Chicago forecast a chance for severe storms on Election Day in the afternoon leading into the evening.

Spending on the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race has topped $42 million, nearly triple the previous national record for a court race...

CDC investigators are working to identity a specific brand of flour linked to the multi-state outbreak but said any raw or unbaked flour can...

A report says McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs.