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Now 75, Penny Parrish wonders what will become of a dollhouse her dad built that is a replica of her childhood home in Bensenville.

Interest rates are creeping up in the housing market. We spoke with some local real estate professionals to see how they are being affected.

“Finger-pointing and name-calling isn’t helpful," Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.

Park Forest police investigate weekend shooting that left 23-year-old man dead.

Calumet City authorities say a person has been charged in connection with the shooting death Sunday of a South Holland man.

A Georgia woman in her 20s, who was driving in the area, was struck by gunfire. A man walking in the area was also hit. Both required surger...

A man who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a dramatic ambush on police near a Northwest Side station in July 2020 was sentenced Monda...

Lake County Coroner David Pastrick in a separate release provided more detail, saying that his office was summoned when a NIPSCO employee wo...

Parents from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Mokena showed their support Monday for Will County sheriff Deputy Edward Goewey, who faces disord...

Roller skating teacher Myesha McCaskill says you have to learn to fall before you learn to roll.

Jim Ramsey, longtime weather forecaster on Channel 9 in Chicago, has died at 69.

“With the assistance of an on-site maintenance worker,” officers “were able to make entry into the victim’s apartment,” according to an onli...

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

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's expected re-election bid is more likely to go to a runoff with more candidates in the race.

The race is shaping up as a referendum on issues ranging from diversity of representation to political philosophies dominating the Democrati...

“The preliminary investigation has revealed that several (people) were gathering at a residence and subsequently victims were struck by gunf...

Six people were shot — one fatally ― in an incident that occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday, April 10, in the 800 block of Congdon Avenue, Elgin p...

Fourteen districts are owed between $1 million and $5 million because of the error, blamed on a contractor.

British author Jack Higgins, who wrote “The Eagle Has Landed” and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died. He was 92.

Illinois Republicans went into the spring legislative session hoping to highlight the campaign issue of crime. Democrats countered with a nu...

The manufacturer of the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series rings filed a federal lawsuit over a replica ring bearing Ben Zobrist’s name.

Multiple ambulances are on the scene of a car crash in the Near North neighborhood Saturday night, Chicago fire department officials said.

A man was left in critical condition Saturday afternoon following a shooting that also injured a 21-year-old woman near King Drive in the Br...

Nathan Bramstedt, 42, of Oswego, is accused of sexually assaulting the student, who was 17 years old at the time, on multiple occasions and...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart wants to ban the sale of guns without serial numbers, known as ghost guns or undetectable guns, which are incre...