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Two stores in the Loop had their windows broken minutes apart early Tuesday in what police said were attempts by robbers to take merchandise...

Judge Samuel Cappas said although the case was “circumstantial,” strong evidence pointed to Scott’s involvement, including the fact he was t...

Billy the runaway bison was videotaped March 6 in a Lake County Forest Preserve by Mark Johnson of Wauconda.

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 95 years in prison for murdering two Elgin men in a staged drug deal near Wing Park four years ago.

Tim Mapes, 66, of Springfield, has pleaded not guilty to lying to a grand jury investigating sprawling corruption allegations against former...

The man did not come into contact with the electrified third rail, officials said.

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A group of Democratic legislators laid out another plan to address crime in support of law enforcement as the party seeks to counter Republi...

Richard Irvin’s campaign for governor acknowledges sending out mailers blasting Republican primary rival Darren Bailey that violated a state...

Authorities say the driver, a 19-year-old man was driving a 2013 Dodge four-door when the vehicle ran off the road and into a ditch before h...

Four people were seriously injured in a West Side fire early Monday, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

An Oak Forest police officer remains hospitalized after gun fire exchange with that killed Calumet City woman in Food4Less.

Ralph Wilder spent decades as a musician fronting his own band and teaching music in the northwest suburbs.

The rebate program will pay residents up to $450 to cover some costs of home security cameras.

JoAnn Cunningham wrote in a court filing that, “Her participation in the offense was a direct result of her suffering of her suffering from...

Students and staff at Fenwick High School were given the "all-clear" by Oak Park police to return to the school premises after an evacuation...

A man suspected in the slayings of his estranged partner and her sister has died after being shot by a state trooper following a vehicle cha...

Soldier Field, which is owned by the Chicago Park District, holds 61,500 fans, the smallest capacity in the NFL. Here’s what to know about t...

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The 39-year-old appeared before a judge who ordered him held on $10,000 bond; he was released after posting the required 10%, or $1,000.

The Freedom Schools initiative dates to the Mississippi Freedom Summer project of 1964, when civil rights leaders created a summer enrichmen...

Such help might come in the form of a tax increment financing or other local tax district that would use the site’s property taxes to pay fo...

A 48-year-old woman was also taken to Christ Medical Center, where she was in critical condition, along with a 78-year-old man taken hostage...

A woman has been arrested and is in custody in connection with a shooting in Oak Forest Sunday afternoon.

A hazing incident at a party led to New Trier High School's varsity lacrosse team being placed on probation, the school announced Thursday.