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Dozens of municipalities across the Chicago area have referenda and propositions on the ballot in the 2026 Illinois primary, giving voters the opportunity to weigh in on local priorities.
Illinois State Police were investigating reports of a shooting on the Kennedy Expressway near Ogden Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
If you woke up in the Chicago area Wednesday to find your car covered in dust after the rain last night, there's a reason for that.
U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson shared his last moments with father Rev. Jesse Jackson before his death at age 84, and the lessons he learned from his as a leader and as a son.
Tributes are pouring in from Chicago residents and Illinois leaders remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson after his death at the age of 84.
Born from his civil rights work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the product of two separate organizations fighting for social justice, economic opportunity and equal rights, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.'s legacy lives on in the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Cicero police said they were able to track the fleeing vehicle after deploying a tracking device.
The man charged with murder for shooting and killing Courtney Drysdale, owner of The Line Bar in Momence, had a previous history with his victim, according to prosecutors.
The crew and passengers on a Wendella tour boat rescued a man who fell from the Michigan Avenue Bridge into the Chicago River Friday morning.
Chicago police are investigating two separate business break-ins in Lincoln Park that happened Friday morning.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Employees of two schools in Evanston are accused of sex crimes against children that are not part of the school district.
A couple of regulars at Club Lucky in Wicker Park left a massive $4,000 tip, sharing the love in the week before Valentine's Day.
Illinois residents who were hit hard by storms last August have once again been denied extra help from the federal government by the Trump administration.
Disturbing details of the deadly shooting of a Joliet mother and her 4-year-old son were revealed in court documents as the accused shooter was denied pre-trial release.