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A former Vernon Hills deputy police chief pleaded guilty to stealing money through a fake traffic ticket-writing scheme.

Officials are "hopeful this will only be temporary and we can bend the COVID curve."

Ronisha Preckwinkle, the estranged daughter-in-law of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, is charged with murder, tampering with e...

Faculty and staff at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb will be allowed to pivot to remote instruction for students if on-campus COVID-1...

Yvonne Ruzich, 70, was shot as she sat in her vehicle in the Hegewisch neighborhood in the 13300 block of South Baltimore Avenue about 4:30...

A Wilmette teenager has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Lincolnwood last month.

Lake County health officials are asking residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes after a Deerfield man in his 70s...

Former University of Chicago president Hugo Sonnenschein has died

The parents of Anthony Huber filed a federal lawsuit alleging Kenosha sheriff and city police gave armed civilians license "to wreak havoc a...

A large number of Chicago-area theaters and performing arts companies, led by the League of Chicago Theatres, announced Tuesday morning they...

A Chicago pharmacist was arrested for allegedly selling authentic COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay.

A power outage on Metra train lines caused significant delays Tuesday morning.

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday the grand jury investigation into the alleged bribery scheme involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan...

A federal lawsuit filed in Wisconsin seeks damages against Kenosha authorities for allegedly allowing armed civilians including Kyle Rittenh...

Two men were killed after both suffered gunshot wounds to the head in the North Austin neighborhood Monday afternoon, Chicago police said in...

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Chicago programmed its speed cameras to ticket anyone going 6 mph over the speed limit and made $11.3 million in the first two months. So no...

The city passes the benchmark with the new school year starting Aug. 30.

The 464 area code will be assigned to new customers requesting local phone, cellular and paging services as well as alarms. Those who alread...

Illinois Republicans say census data released last week invalidates the state legislative maps drawn by Democrats based on earlier populatio...

COPA investigating off-duty officer who was shot at, returned fire

The woman unexpectedly lost control of the car, which left the roadway and overturned at the center median, according to state police.

A soaring number of international students are arriving at the University of Illinois, prompting the university to make plans to to open a l...

A 70-year-old woman was killed early Monday, one of six people fatally shot during the weekend, police said.

Two high-level managers were suspended and several workers were fired or resigned.