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For the first time since voters in the midterm elections handed control of the House to Republicans, a joint session of Congress will conven...

An Indiana man and a Far South Side man were both charged with first-degree murder in the Monday fatal shooting of a 45-year-old man in the...

Here are some of the top election stories you need to know this week.

In a flurry of pretrial filings, lawyers for the so-called “ComEd Four” are seeking to keep large swaths of evidence away from the jury next...

To help readers before they cast their ballots, we posed a series of questions to the candidates. See their answers here.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

Arlington Heights officials say they will be closely tracking legislation filed today in Springfield that could bear on a potential Chicago...

Legislation that would help the Chicago Bears finance their proposed development in Arlington Heights by freezing the property tax assessmen...

To get tickets into the hands of fans and not brokerages, ticket seekers were required to pre-register for a lottery system on verified fan...

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,400 people and injured thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped resid...

Lemont Mayor John Egofske was appointed to fill the Illinois House seat vacated by longtime Republican leader Jim Durkin, who resigned in Ja...

A man remained in critical condition Monday afternoon after being shot by an Aurora police officer after allegedly charging at the officer a...

García's plan aims to address gentrification, while Johnson said he would train 200 new police detectives and double summer youth employment...

Arlington Heights fire and police officials visited stadiums in major cities to see how emergency response coverage gets handled. The visit...

Two Chicago residents sentenced to three years in state prison following guilty pleas in Oak Brook burglary/retail theft.

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"Being able to give back and bring it back to my community is an honor," said the yoga instructor, who was raised in the neighborhood.

A western Illinois couple died in an apparent ice fishing accident after being pulled from a farm pond by a sheriff’s deputy, police said.

A major fire of a Chicago Heights warehouse broke out Monday morning.

Attorneys for imprisoned singer R. Kelly alleged in a new court filing that the star witness against him in his federal trial in Chicago las...

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

As Chicagoans prepare to vote for mayor Feb. 28, crime remains at or near the list of top issues candidates are sparring over with a few wee...

Ald. Daniel La Spata facing off against former Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno, attorney Sam Royko and community organizer Stephen “Andy” Schneider.

She became the most Grammy-awarded music artist of all time at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Not knowing how to say prayers and recite confession is beside the point as long as parishioners can find a relationship with Jesus, says Si...