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A massive 70-pound octopus is counting its blessings after a California fish market decided to let the creature return to the ocean.
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A massive 70-pound octopus is counting its blessings after a California fish market decided to let the creature return to the ocean.
A rookie K-9 officer in California has already made a big impression on his new department after finding nearly 60 pounds of meth in a suspect's car.
A 14-year-old student at Highland High School in Palmdale was wounded Friday in a shooting at the campus, and another teen who is also a student was taken into custody, authorities said.
Todd Thomas discovered that his 14-year-old child was secretly sexting with 42-year-old Hugo Rabson.
The court proceeding is the latest step as authorities seek to sever ties between David and Louise Turpin and their 13 children.
13 siblings, aged 2 to 29, were rescued from a California home where they were found chained to beds and malnourished, police say.
A swarm of bees stung a California dog more than 300 times resulting in the death of the animal.
Aaron Morganstein, 33, and 27-year-old Mariya Mitkova disappeared last week after heading out for a camping trip in the sand dunes of southern California.
Two dozen people are facing federal drug charges after prosecutors say they used Amtrak trains to transport cocaine and heroin from California to Chicago.
A heavily armed Indiana man was arrested Sunday morning in Santa Monica, California, while heading to the Los Angeles gay pride parade, and he allegedly told police he wanted to do harm to the event.
An Oak Forest police officer was among three people arrested in connection to a stabbing outside a California gym on Sunday.
An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways. The winners' identities remain a mystery, but they bought their tickets in Florida, Tennessee and a Los Angeles suburb.
A brief profile of five of the best luxury resorts in California
Authorities have named the two shooters who killed 14 people and wounded more than a dozen others in a gun massacre in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday, and one of the pair was born in Illinois.
The FBI's violent crime report is not a ranking — there are no winners, no losers. Mostly, these statistics are here to help individual cities track their crime over long periods of time...
The Lockport Moose Lodge has been collecting donations to send to a fellow lodge in Clearlake Oaks, California, just north of San Francisco. That lodge has been housing and feeding 150 people forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires this summer.
Ford's publicist released a statement Thursday night saying the actor was flying a World War II vintage plane that had engine trouble on takeoff.
One of the oldest 'L' stations in the city has been shut down for six weeks, to undergo a major renovation.
Jared Goff threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen Jefferson had a key interception, and California hung on to beat Northwestern 31-24 Saturday in the season-opener.
Most people who live in Illinois were born here, but a New York Times analysis shows that the lure of warmer climates is more popular among residents here than in other states.
A half-billion dollar CTA renovation project on the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line will mean two stations will close for several weeks this fall. The California stop will be closed for six weeks starting next month; and the Damen stop will be closed for nine weeks, starting in October.
The state of Illinois has a beef with the Michigan Wolverines.
You don't have to travel the world to enjoy fabulous whale watching. Here are five of the best U.S. whale watching tours.
If we have to choose whether to devote resources to solving violent crimes or bike thefts, the choice is obvious. With that said, some are wondering why Chicago can't have adequate resources devoted to both.
The rear emergency slide opened in the cabin of United flight 1463 after it left O'Hare International Airport late Sunday night. None of the 96 passengers or 5 crew members were injured.
A man has been charged with the hit-and-run death of another man last year on Interstate 57 near south suburban Matteson.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton met with community members in south suburban Dolton on Tuesday to discuss recent cuts to SNAP benefits and the impacts they'll have.
A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
Police shot and killed a suicidal woman armed with two knives after she allegedly approached officers inside a home on Monday evening in north suburban Mundelein, authorities said.
A 17-year-old from Oak Brook, Illinois, is charged in connection with a deadly crash that killed a couple from Downers Grove in late March.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion budget request for defense spending is "outrageous."
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Fallen Chicago Fire Captain David Meyer was among those honored in Springfield for their heroics in the line of duty.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton met with community members in south suburban Dolton on Tuesday to discuss recent cuts to SNAP benefits and the impacts they'll have.
A man was seriously injured after a shootout with police in the South Chicago neighborhood on Monday night.
A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
Police shot and killed a suicidal woman armed with two knives after she allegedly approached officers inside a home on Monday evening in north suburban Mundelein, authorities said.
A man was shot multiple times by Chicago police during a shootout in the South Chicago neighborhood on Monday night.
Chicago police are warning of a string of armed robberies, some involving unauthorized charges made on victims' phones.
A man has been charged with the hit-and-run death of another man last year on Interstate 57 near south suburban Matteson.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton met with community members in south suburban Dolton on Tuesday to discuss recent cuts to SNAP benefits and the impacts they'll have.
A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
It's been quite a week for Bryson Graham—being hired as the new executive VP of basketball operations on Monday, to landing the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
Jacob deGrom tied his season high with 10 strikeouts while earning the 1,900th of his career, Evan Carter hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday.
White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin allowed one run on three hits in six innings.
The Fire (5-4-2) avoided a shutout when Hugo Cuypers scored in the 87th minute to extend his goal-scoring streak to nine matches.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
