Northern lights could be visible in Illinois Monday night
If you can brave the freezing cold, you might be able to glimpse the northern lights in Illinois Monday night.
Homewood-Flossmoor HS locked down, 1 arrested after gun found in hall
Homewood-Flossmoor High School was put on hard lockdown Friday afternoon after a gun was brought to the school, officials said.
Grand jury indicts Chicago man for murder of ex-wife, her new husband in Ohio
An Ohio grand jury formally indicted a Chicago man for the murder of his ex-wife and her new husband in their Columbus home in December.
Driver killed in school bus crash near Manhattan, Ill., identified
The Will County Coroner's Office has identified the driver who was killed when a car and school bus crashed near Manhattan, Illinois, Thursday morning.
Arlington Heights renews push for Bears stadium; Gary pitches 3 possible sites
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Man charged with murder of wife found in Chicago condo building ordered held
The ex-husband of Caitlin Tracey, a Chicago woman found dead at the bottom of a Chicago condo building stairwell, has been ordered to be detained until his trial for murder.
University of Illinois approves tuition increases for all schools
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition, housing and student fees at both the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses.
Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act in Illinois, but never did
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Palatine animal rescue takes in cats abandoned amid immigration crackdown
An animal rescue shelter in Palatine, Illinois, is working to find forever homes for cats left behind by their owners amid recent immigration crackdowns.
Remains found in Illinois ID'd as missing California teen 60 years later
Sixty years after a homicide victim's remains were found in western Illinois, he has been identified as a California teenager who had been missing since 1965.
"Wicked" stars Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey visit Chicago Art Institute
"Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey stopped by the Art Institute of Chicago recently.
Former DePaul players among those charged in NCAA rigging scheme
Former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players and fixers charged in an NCAA men's basketball game rigging scheme.
Man charged with animal cruelty for killing son's emotional support dog
The DuPage County State's Attorney has charged a Bloomingdale man with animal cruelty after they said he killed his son's emotional support dog.
What is a snow squall? This is what produced white-out conditions during the commute
Chicago weather Wednesday morning took a sudden turn for the worst, and a Snow Squall Warning was issued. But what is a snow squall?
NW Indiana snow could top 6 inches as winter weather roars back
Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.