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On Monday morning, a priest heard what sounded like a saw outside the Jesuit Residence in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood.At around...

Illinois State Police were forced to close the inbound Bishop Ford Expressway on Monday afternoon after a semi-truck slammed into a railroa...

All beaches in the city of Evanston along the Lake Michigan shoreline were abruptly shut down on Monday afternoon as a search for a missing...

Staff and students at Columbia College are expressing shock after announced layoffs of at least 70 staff and administrative positions at th...

As runners prepare to kickstart their Chicago Marathon training, many are looking ahead to the city’s next big race: the Bank of America Ch...

Of the 10 Illinois towns that saw the largest population growth over the last year, according to new Census data, seven were in the Chicago...

A massive blaze at a farm in southern Illinois has left more than one million birds dead and the facility a total loss, officials said....

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous story.The Illinois State Fair is inching closer as summer nears in Chicago, brin...

With many Chicago-area children heading toward summer vacation, a variety of groups are stepping up to help provide meals to those in need...

There’s potential for strong storms in parts of the Chicago area Monday, but what you’ll see will largely depend on where you live. The...

Strong-to-severe storms could hits parts of the Chicago area Monday afternoon and evening, marking the start of an active weather week that...

Voters waited in line for hours at Chicago’s Mexican Consulate over the weekend, hoping to cast a ballot in Mexico’s election — and while m...

Three people riding in a hot air balloon were hospitalized after sustaining electric shock injuries on Sunday evening in Northwest Indiana,...

The driver of a pickup was cited for failure to yield after striking and killing a 4-year-old boy on Sunday evening in Chicago’s Grand Cros...

A number of Illinois communities shrank in population throughout a recent one-year period, while some saw little to no change and others ex...

Barnes and Noble’s summer reading program is back in full swing this summer, with kids getting an opportunity to earn a free book.The c...

A concealed carry license-holder shot a would-be burglar in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood Sunday morning.According to Chicago police,...

There were no injures reported when a Chicago Fire Department ambulance was struck while responding to a call on Sunday morning, causing a...

Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter’s controversial foul on Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been upgraded to a flagrant-1 foul, multipl...

After a rain-soaked Saturday across much of the Chicago area, Sunday is shaping up to be a more pleasant day, with sunshine expected to arr...

Illinois State Police are investigating after two people were killed in a collision on the Eisenhower Expressway Sunday morning.Accordi...

Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday, but that wasn’t the case for four stud...

A death investigation is underway in East Chicago after a 21-year-old woman who later succumbed to her injuries was found unconscious early...

A 43-year-old man who is a concealed carry license holder shot and wounded three men who had attacked him late Friday night on Chicago’s No...

After a summer-like Friday with sunny skies and warm temperatures likely made Chicago-area residents feel excited about the start of meteor...