Victim's Mother Campaigns For Murder Registry Law
Some convicted murderers in Illinois could have to register like sex offenders, if a state proposal becomes law.
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Some convicted murderers in Illinois could have to register like sex offenders, if a state proposal becomes law.
Immigration officials have arrested an illegal immigrant from the Philippines living in Grayslake on vote fraud charges.
Fans of the latest gadget from Apple were lined up outside its store at Old Orchard Mall hours before the new iPad went on sale.
While Congress has averted a government shutdown for now, Illinois' highest ranking Democrat is going into budget talks with serious objections to proposed cuts.
Anti-violence protesters plan to hit the streets of Chicago and six other communities tonight to get ahead of spring shootings.
As the deadline looms for Gov. Pat Quinn to act on a proposal to ban the death penalty, opponents of the bill are plotting their response.
Wisconsin Democrats who left the state to block a vote on sweeping anti-union legislation might stay in hiding for weeks.
An alert smoker outside a Tinley Park bar tipped police to a burglary in progress earlier this week.
Peoples Gas customers may see a spike in their bills next year after the company asked the state to approve a 10% delivery charge increase for Chicago customers and a 3% hike for those in the northeastern suburbs.
Excitement over Chicago elections next week has a number of suburban voters wondering when it's their turn to go to the polls. It won't be for a while for most suburbs.
A beloved South Side soul food restaurant that was a favorite of the late Mayor Harold Washington has closed its doors.
Some parents are working to limit Chicago's new Breakfast in the Classroom program based on concerns that it will distract from learning and put allergic children at risk.
A lawsuit by the airlines is clipping the wings of the city's plans to expand O'Hare International Airport.
Tempers flared Saturday afternoon on Chicago's South Side at a summit designed to find out why the child abduction rate in the Chicago area is so high while the arrest rate is so low.
A west suburban man and his dog found some illegal traps set in a wooded area – the hard way.
Chicago may be the city of big shoulders, but it also appears to be center of shrinking waistlines.
A north suburban family is trying to find the owner of an envelope of over $1,000 in cash lost four days before Christmas.
Since state lawmakers have approved civil unions, county clerks in Illinois have some changes to make.
An attorney representing a self-proclaimed white supremacist says his client's conviction on Wednesday was based on fear and not the law.
A guide dog's barking is getting his neighbors in a Bloomingdale condo all riled up.
A Naperville business owner is hoping the city will expand a ban on street camping to keep a homeless protester away.
One of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' executives has bought a condo in downtown Chicago for a record price.
A 79-year-old Illinois man is hoping to go where former tennis pro Martina Navratilova could not – the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is on a mission to help create and provide jobs for the people of Illinois.
Opponents and supporters of slot machines at Arlington Park squared off at a public meeting Wednesday.
