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Charges have been filed against a juvenile for allegedly fatally shooting and trying to rob a 20-year-old man in the Buena Park neighborhood...

After the defeat of his signature policy initiative, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should no lo...

Memo from John McCain in heaven.

In places where the coronavirus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous election support.

A man was wounded Wednesday night and died early Thursday morning at Graham Hospital in Canton in what the Fulton County Sheriff confirmed w...

One man was killed and another injured Thursday morning when a driver hit them with his car after he blew a stop sign on the Near West Side,...

Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fi...

“It’s definitely not what we wanted, we’ve been pushing against that the whole time," Brad Carter, Lake County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman...

Summertime 2021 is a distant mirage in Chicago, but if you’re making warm weather plans to help you get through the winter, don’t put Taste...

The COVID-19-related death toll in Illinois surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, as the resurgence of the virus continues to escalate.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is announcing Thursday a $10 million federally funded grant program to help independent Chicago bars and restaurants st...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday for the body of a Harvey woman found in a forest preserve after she vanished Monday following a walk i...

A judge in central Illinois this week dismissed a group of lawsuits challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s authority in issuing pandemic-driven or...

A man found his 36-year-old roommate shot to death on his bed in their Avondale neighborhood home early Thursday, according to police.

With more layoffs possible amid increased coronavirus restrictions statewide, some Illinois workers will find themselves again collecting un...

Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fi...

Thursday brings the potential for clarity in the presidential election. Here are the latest updates.

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

Win or lose, Trump's ridiculous claim he's a friend to African Americans can finally be put to rest, Dahleen Glanton writes.

A Chicago murder suspect has been captured after he fled to Ohio while on electronic monitoring and then pulled a gun on police officers the...

As the nation awaited the final results of the presidential election, hundreds of people stood in Daley Plaza on Wednesday night

The teachers union says "some principals" have claimed a plan is afoot to reopen schools Monday.

The Illinois Election Defense Action Council hosts the Rally to Defend the Election, the day after the election in Chicago.