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Police in far north suburban Lake Zurich are trying to determine what led to a confrontation early Wednesday that ended with four vehicles damaged, including two police squad cars.
A terminally ill mother who admitted to killing her severely disabled daughter was due to be sentenced Wednesday.
Chicago's new police superintendent is calling for more cooperation from the courts and the public in the effort to curb crime and violence on the city's streets.
Forty activists and family members gathered Saturday outside the Cook County Jail to try to wish a Happy Mother's Day to women who are incarcerated.
Some walked into the street at Van Buren and Clinton and sat down. Others rolled onto the street in wheelchairs and refused to move.
A honey importer in the Midwest alerted the feds earlier this year when the domestic operation became suspicious about 195 barrels of bulk honey.
A Lake County Indiana jail escapee and his girlfriend await extradition from Texas after being recaptured by police in San Antonio.
A five-year-old's art drives the non-profit Dainty Warrior Project.
Illinois has a first-place finish that is nothing to brag about.
The bill has sat dormant in committee since being introduced Feb. 19.
Twenty years ago, records and record stores were left for dead – but they're coming back and today is the international celebration of Record Store Day.
A zookeeper at the Lincoln Park Zoo had her finger bitten by a rhinoceros Saturday morning, according to a spokesperson for the zoo.
Preservationists call Saint Adalbert's an architectural masterpiece. The Chicago Archdiocese calls it rundown and under-used.
Known abusers who obtain a pet, or any pet shop, rescue or individual caught selling an abuser a pet would be subject to fines up to $5,000.
The oldest priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has died. Monsignor Richard O'Donnell was 105, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
Today Mayor Emanuel was briefed on a new task force report that finds the Chicago Police Department is plagued by systemic racism, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
Chicago Schools CEO Forrest Claypool Tuesday denounced the latest statewide school funding proposal, saying it is a conscious effort to bankrupt the Chicago Public Schools.
Once again, someone has uttered a racial slur on a Chicago Police radio frequency. An investigation is underway.
Researchers also warn that urban density is no protection, so, Chicago could still be hit. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
It took crews at Wrigley Field more than six hours put on the final touches for the iconic marquee Wednesday.
Many churches bless animals. But this Sunday, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in southwest suburban Homer Glen will host a blessing for a different type of "hog."
The Chicago Botanic Garden is urging gardeners to hold off on planting pansies and other early-spring annuals until at least next week.
