Elk Grove Twins Featured On People Magazine Cover
Tom and Michelle Larson have collectively lost about 270 pounds. The Elk Grove twins' success earned them a spot on this month's People magazine.
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Tom and Michelle Larson have collectively lost about 270 pounds. The Elk Grove twins' success earned them a spot on this month's People magazine.
Illinois is among 30 states reporting high flu activity in a season where the virus is striking earlier than usual and the main flu strain is one that tends to make people sicker.
Senator Dick Durbin says he's renewing his efforts on Capitol Hill to crack down on abuses by some for-profit colleges.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has agreed to take the city's high schools and highest-performing schools out of consideration for closure, as recommended by a school closing panel she formed, but she won't rule out closing schools with more than 600 students.
The Florense Freedom, an independent minor league baseball team in Kentucky, are using Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend to garner some national publicity.
The asking price on basketball legend Michael Jordan's longtime personal residence has been reduced from $29 million to $21 million.
Ryan Leaf has taken a road that had him at the top of his game to not even having his freedom.
14 local high school students are heading to Washington this morning to watch President Obama's swearing in ceremony.
Three people were hurt, two critically, when a fire broke out in a home in the West Englewood neighborhood.
The arrests of three Schaumburg police officers on drug trafficking charges could jeopardize cases in Cook and DuPage counties.
This week's Crap of the Week goes out to Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o.
A 22-year-old Albany Park man has been charged with cruelty to animals, aggravated battery and burglary, after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend's cat, police said.
Homeschooling is a way for parents to take on a more proactive role in their child's education. Knowing the different resources available in Chicago for homeschooling can be the best way to make the most of your decision to homeschool your child.
A southwest suburban pregnant woman and her unborn child died Thursday after she had been suffering from the flu for at least two weeks, authorities said.