Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
He served as Illinois governor from 1991 to 1999.
Illinois lottery player wins $1 million after buying online Powerball ticket
The next Powerball drawing is Monday night, with an estimated jackpot of $230 million.
2 teens charged in armed robbery of man in Woodlawn neighborhood
The boys, both 15, were charged with felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and criminal trespass of a vehicle. One of them received an additional charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.
Man arrested in connection to 2023 bar shooting in Joliet, police say
Jerell Barber, 31, of Joliet, was arrested, processed, and taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
1 man dead, another critically hurt in Chicago Far North Side shooting
Chicago police said a 31-year-old man and another unknown man were found outside with multiple gunshot wounds to their body.
Suspect facing charges in South Side stabbings that killed woman, wounded her 2 sons
Marcus Bausley, 39, was taken into custody Friday around 10 a.m. following a pursuit by police on Interstate 65 in Merrillville, Indiana.
Man shot to death during confrontation outside Glenwood bar, police say
Officers arrived and found a 31-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound in the parking lot and began to render aid to the victim.
Driver killed, another hospitalized after head-on crash in Lake Bluff
Preliminary reports indicated one of the vehicles was traveling southbound in the northbound lane of Route 41.
2 displaced, 2 firefighters suffer minor injuries after Evanston house fire
Officials said the extensive heat and smoke damage throughout the residence displaced them.
One woman dead, another hurt after shooting inside River North apartment/hotel
The shooting happened at 8:15 p.m. Saturday in The Level Hotels & Furnished Suites luxury hotel and apartment building, at 369 W. Grand Ave. off Orleans Street.
Man in custody after fight with security guard leads to gunfire, SWAT response
Police said a 23-year-old man refused to leave the premises. That's when a security guard, a 57-year-old man, attempted to escort him out, leading to a fight between the two.
Chicago weekend shootings leave 3 killed, 11 hurt, according to police
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 61.
Teen girl among 3 hurt in drive-by shooting in Garfield Ridge neighborhood
Preliminary reports say that two men, 21 and 35, and a girl, 17, were standing in a parking lot when they were hit by gunfire from occupants in an unknown SUV and sedan.
Winning Fast Play ticket worth over $3 million sold at NW Side store
The ticket, worth $3,188,104, was purchased on Thursday, February 20, at Komal Wine and Liquor on Chicago's northwest side, near O'Hare airport, at 4628 N. Cumberland Ave.
Family of 5 found dead in murder-suicide in Lake Station, Indiana
Neighbors said they were shocked to learn the entire family is now gone.