Two piping plover chicks hatch at Waukegan Beach
Two piping plover chicks hatched at Waukegan Beach over the weekend.
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Two piping plover chicks hatched at Waukegan Beach over the weekend.
Six men have been arrested and charged after a 15-month prostitution investigation into brothels in several west and northwest suburbs.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
Two independent Latino candidates seeking to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress won't appear on the ballot in November.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday morning unveiled a new statewide program meant to improve interactions between law enforcement and drivers with autism.
A string of cash register burglaries at businesses on Chicago's Southwest Side has prompted a police warning.
Lollapalooza 2026 is just over a week away, and street closures around Grant Park in Chicago's Loop are rapidly expanding.
A Chicago Heights man has been charged with shooting at another driver in a road rage attack over the weekend on the Stevenson Expressway.
Four beluga whales rescued from a defunct Canadian theme park have arrived safely at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Orlando Rivas was killed while he was shielding students after a car hit a pole that fell on him earlier this year.
New search data shows "fascism" drew roughly 264,700 monthly searches nationally in 2026, but in Illinois the most-searched word definition was "bias."
All eyes are on Chicago as the city gets set to host the WNBA All-Star Weekend for the second time.
Chicago is a city known for its street art, with murals covering the city's bridges, buildings, train stations and more.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
Wrigley Field is now the first Major League Baseball Park to be considered a Certified Autism Center.
