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Investigators continue to search for the cause of a fire that killed 5- and 8- year-old sisters in their Lake County home.

The nonviolent crime rate is seeing a slight uptick and the violent crime rate is more than double last year’s, when both types of crime on...

Bail was denied Sunday for a 21-year-old reputed gang member who prosecutors said was captured on surveillance video shooting a 15-year-old...

A group of 19 House Democrats is digging in its heels against veteran Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s reelection to the post, issui...

“It’s like an open air museum. The travesties of the City (of Chicago) are here — the Eastland Disaster, the Spanish Flu, the Iroquois Theat...

A man was shot Saturday afternoon while driving on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side, according to the Illinois State Police.

Four people were killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Cicero, a town spokesman said.

U.S. officials say the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning.

A 19-year-old man is facing two felony charges after he was accused of trying to carjack a 60-year-old man, according to Chicago police.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

A man was arrested Friday after fleeing from officers, Chicago police said.

A man was wounded after a confrontation with an off-duty officer in the Irving Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Last Sunday evening, at least a hundred people flocked to a road median on West Garfield Boulevard and South King Drive to celebrate the Was...

Three people were wounded in separate overnight shootings on the West and South sides, Chicago police said.

The Chicago Tribune is partnering with doctors Emily Landon, Brandi Jackson and Brittani James to answer readers' questions about the COVID-...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker was a vocal critic of his predecessor's handling of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a state veterans home in Quincy....

Family cancels pilgrimage after third brother dies of coronavirus

Chicago-area hospitals marking plans to give the first COVID-19 vaccine to their employees within a few days.

Jim Burns, former U.S. attorney for Chicago, dies at 75.

If you guessed that “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” would win this award, it’s a reasonable guess given how many of us will be stuck at home fo...

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Illinois surpassed 14,000 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began on Friday, less than a week after the statewide death toll reached 13,000...

“Cheer” star Jerry Harris has been indicted on new charges alleging he coerced teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themsel...

The famous song about Chicago’s iconic lakefront roadway might soon need to be amended to “slippin’ on by on Jean Baptiste, Friday night tro...

Lawyers for four people indicted in an alleged bribery scheme by Commonwealth Edison to influence powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan sai...