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Students at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles arrive Wednesday morning for the first day of school. Many students across suburban C...

The Illinois State Fair kicks off Thursday. Here's what you need to know before heading to the fairgrounds in Springfield.

What started out as something "pretty interesting" for Lake Forest Academy student Joe Hulsizer resulted in a significant finding published...

The Indiana man accused of supplying the gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French was ordered released pending trial Wednesday.

A 15-year-old girl was found dead in Oak Park and two people were charged with sex crimes.

Right now only medically fragile children are permitted into CPS's Virtual Academy.

Museums, rapper Common's foundation and other Chicago cultural institutions pitched in.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday laid out a $733 million budget shortfall, less than last year but still a deficit that presents a major ch...

The Chicago area Wednesday again found itself dealing with severe weather.

First-term Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, a progressive who ousted embattled Democratic insider Joe Berrios in 2018, will run for reelect...

A man was fatally shot by a North Aurora police officer Tuesday night and a Kane County task force Is handling the use of force investigatio...

One man was hit after bullets sprayed a police station early Wednesday morning.

A helicopter crashed near Chicago Executive Airport early Wednesday, officials said.

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

The mother of two brothers charged in connection with a shooting that left one Chicago police officer dead and another critically wounded wa...

A man who served 30 years in a maximum security prison has filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several top police officers alleg...

2020 census data is expected to be released on Aug. 12.

Cunningham was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, and later died, police said.

He was working with a crew Saturday doing tuckpointing at Whittier Elementary School when he fell at around 10:13 a.m., authorities said.

The last year has challenged the fitness community to make exercise more accessible and inclusive.

Chicago's daily COVID case average has climbed from 200 to 362 since Lollapalooza.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker defends state's coronavirus response in latest TV spot backing his reelection

A judge continued to keep in limbo new cannabis store licenses in Illinois, while one applicant alleged that the state mistakenly kept it ou...

A summer of transition for the Chicago Tribune continued with the announcement Tuesday that Colin McMahon is stepping down as editor-in-chie...

The man accused of murder in the fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Ella French was ordered held without bond Tuesday morning.