Police Break Up Armed Robbery That Forced Schools To Shut Down
Schools were placed on lockdown this morning following an armed robbery in the north suburbs.
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Schools were placed on lockdown this morning following an armed robbery in the north suburbs.
Two relatives have been charged in connection with the death of a Round Lake Park mother, whose body was left in a van for 10 days.
Two federal lawmakers from Illinois have mounted an effort to get tougher on public corruption, by giving new tools to prosecutors.
Live Nation and Groupon are joining up for deals on live entertainment.
Two flights to and from Chicago were disrupted by unruly passengers in a period of 24 hours this weekend.
Lake County prosecutors could file charges next week in connection to the apparent drug-related death of a Round Lake Park woman, who was found more than a week after she was reported missing.
A stronger dollar, a weaker euro and a decision by Europe's Central Bank not to continue raising interest rates will have a very real impact on you at the gas pump.
The Fire Department held a christening ceremony today in Burnham harbor, naming its new $8.5 million fire boat in honor of a firefighter who died last year.
Members of the U.S. Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden would have started their training at Naval Station Great Lakes on the North Shore.
Voters in Indiana go to the polls Tuesday to pick city and town governments and decide tax questions.
The Chicago area, as well as the entire states of Illinois and Indiana, now have the highest prices ever in history.
In Chicago, the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago says the killing of the al-Qaeda leader marks "the end of a dark era."
There is a picture going around the internet that is supposed to be Osama bin Laden, taken after he was killed.
Osama Bin Laden's death comes are great news to a Dyer, Ind., man, who was in the north tower of the World Trade Center when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the building on Sept. 11, 2001.
Federal prosecutors said Monday that Rod Blagojevich "sold out" the trust of Illinois voters by repeatedly trying to line his own pockets through his power as governor, but – borrowing from Shakespeare – the former governor's lawyer said the government's case was "a tale of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
The Chicago Police Board has picked three finalists for a new superintendent, which would be narrowed down to two finalists when crossed with the four candidates picked by Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel.
April could be one of the worst months for tornadoes in the nation's history--with the possibility of more than 300.
Residents of 10 Midwestern and Southern states took part in an earthquake drill called the Great Central U.S. Shakeout this morning.
As the Royal wedding fast approaches, WBBM Newsradio 780's Mike Krauser has been talking with former Chicagoans now living in London.
An Ohio man killed by police in Wisconsin may be connected to at least 10 recent shootings across Illinois and Wisconsin.
Part of Santa's Village, the old amusement park that brings back nostalgic memories for a lot of people in the Chicago area, is re-opening this Saturday morning as Paintball Explosion.
There is good news and bad news in the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report card.
The Chicago Crime Commission is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to re-appoint the retired judge who heads the Illinois Gaming Board.
If you got hit with a ticket on the tollway, but swear you paid it, someone will now listen to your beef online.
Sentencing was suddenly postponed Monday morning for a former Streamwood police officer, who was convicted of beating an unarmed, kneeling man while his dashboard video camera was rolling.
