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Robinson Engineering would replace the lead pipes in about 50 of the oldest homes in University Park through a $500,000 Will County grant.

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Deficit follows mayor's decision to not tie property tax levy to inflation and the fiscal impact of the city's migrant crisis.

The city gathers at services at the Fourth Presbyterian Church for Chicago Fire Department firefighter Lt. Kevin Ward, who was seriously inj...

The National Weather Service put out a special marine warning Wednesday morning of high waves and possible waterspouts.

The former police chief of west suburban McCook pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with the tiny town’s then-mayor to extort two busines...

Sauk Village detectives and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force said an investigation is “active and open" into the Saturday shooting...

The overnight burglaries began shortly after 11 p.m. at a retail shop in the 5600 block of West Roosevelt Road. Police said three males wear...

Shortly before 11 p.m., officers were called to an apartment in the 3000 block of North Elston Avenue, and found two men stabbed in a second...

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After a summer of controversy at the school, a sea of parents and loved ones cheering on incoming students at the university’s March Through...

Jeremiah Campbell, 29, is accused of 'placing (his son) in the bathtub and depriving him of oxygen' on Aug. 25 at a South Shore residence, c...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cummings will become the fifth judge whom President Joe Biden has appointed to the Northern District of Illino...

Carlos Acosta and Andrew Polovin are charged with child endangerment and reckless conduct.

The watchdog overseeing agencies under Gov. J.B. Pritzker has referred 177 cases to law enforcement in which there was “reasonable cause to...

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers, in a surprise move on Tuesday, reversed their long-held position and proposed a nonpartisan redistricting pl...

The Democratic National Convention being held in Chicago will kick off on Aug. 19, 2024.

Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain thinks removing the Kimball Street dam along the Fox River is a good idea, but only if it’s feasible and only if it...

Alexander Kush, 25, of Oak Forest, was crushed to death Monday in an industrial accident at Sambor Stone Co., in South Holland when a load o...

Aurora police are investigating a bomb threat that was reported Tuesday afternoon against the city’s three public library branches.

Republican U.S. senators grilled Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias over a state law he championed that aims to deter book bans.

Lyft will begin rolling out the feature Wednesday in Chicago

Illinois appellate judges on Tuesday fired questions at lawyers for Jussie Smollett about the 2019 hearing during which Cook County prosecut...

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Bernard Hurley was a familiar figure in Wheaton, donning a striking leprechaun suit for parades, dashing around on roller skates.