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Every now and then, columnist Mary Schmich makes a list of 9 things she likes. Here’s one for the beginning of summer 2021.

The National Museum of Mexican Art announced late Tuesday that it had received a donation of $8 million, the largest single gift in the muse...

The Illinois Senate failed to reach an agreement Tuesday on a massive energy policy overhaul that would put power customers on the hook for...

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office is reviewing armed robbery cases in Naperville for possible additional charges against a Wheaton m...

The mayor’s compromise measure still needs to be approved by the City Council.

Tuition and fees now make up the bulk of university revenue, a major shift in recent years.

Bruce Koenig, a former FBI agent and cellphone audio forensics expert said he examined two recordings from Silva’s phone.

The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted all Southwest Airlines flights over a computer issue Tuesday afternoon.

One man is in serious condition and had his condition stabilized after a house fire broke out Tuesday in Elmwood Park.

Michelle Lyn Murff, a music and fine arts teacher at Alice L. Barnard Elementary School, hopes the mural will inspire her students and the c...

Paul Weldon was the third-generation leader of Van Bergen & Greener, a Maywood-based automotive parts manufacturer whose roots date back mor...

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The wives of Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores, who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arreste...

A man convicted of attempted burglary four years ago who was free on bond in a weapons charge last year has been charged with murder and att...

Federal health officials are increasingly accepting a timeline in which small numbers of COVID-19 infections may have appeared in the U.S. i...

The Archdiocese of Chicago returned the Rev. Daniel McCarthy to his Norwood Park parish after an investigation found “insufficient reason to...

A couple in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood made a giant rainbow paintbrush that sparked conversation about the LGBTQ community for Pri...

A chemical fire at Chemtool Inc., in Rockton north of Rockford that generated a plume of smoke large enough to be seen on weather radar cont...

Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning at a gathering in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, with four believed dead at the scene, accordin...

Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning at a gathering in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, with four believed dead at t...

Two men were shot, one fatally, which led to a Gold Coast car crash, according to Chicago police.

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

Phasing out the combustion fuels — coal by 2035 and gas a decade later — is a key element of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plans to move Illinois int...

Chicago-based Boeing is again donating money to Republicans who promoted the Big Lie, joining other corporations that suddenly forgot the Ja...

Nicholas Vazquez and his partner Jesse Campbell created and installed a giant Pride display in front of their Andersonville home that has go...