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A South Side man pleaded guilty to carrying a gun he had happened to find in an alley — sparking a chain of events that ended with two Chica...

Maggie Daley Park's Tower Slide taken down.

A new company will take over picking up recycling from outside homes in parts of Chicago under a three-year contract.LRC was the lowest of f...

Federal authorities say a tax preparer from the southwest suburbs defrauded two federal programs intended to help businesses affected by the...

The tech professional, in his 40s, said he could not have lived with himself if he didn’t stop. “I mean, they needed help,” he said. “Ultima...

Cook County sheriff's police said that a dispute broke out Tuesday night among a group of people producing a music video in Ford Heights, wi...

In a phone call with detectives, Wells claimed self-defense, saying Castillo, of the city’s Hessville section, tried to rob him as Wells was...

After declaring victory in her race for Avon Township clerk, Kristal Larson, 45, will become the second openly transgender person ever elect...

The Indiana university joins a growing list of schools that will mandate the shots for students.

Magura lived in the area where the brush fire occurred, according to the Porter County Sheriff’s Department.

The latest tally of daily coronavirus cases and the statewide positivity rate for tests in Illinois rose to levels not seen since late Janua...

Chicago suburban counties' low voter turnout typical for consolidated elections.

A little boy shot on Lake Shore Drive is forever and improbably linked to a mom of six shot in North Carolina, both having been shot in what...

Despite a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot again said on Wednesday that she expects to see a more normal summer in Chicago...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle called a muon is disobeying the laws of physics as we thought we knew them, scientists a...

Rudy Acosta Jr., a longtime precinct captain for indicted Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is slated to plead guilty to federal charges of misleadi...

CTU is prepared to escalate its action to win concessions over high school reopening, the union's president said.

A 26-year-old Illinois man and a 27-year-old Milwaukee woman were wounded and taken to a hospital. There’s no word yet on their condition.

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

In south suburban Crestwood, voters appeared to be backing Mayor Lou Presta’s attempt to win a third term despite facing federal charges tha...

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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which is investigating whether the officer who pulled the trigger was justified in shooting th...

April weather in Chicago is a crapshoot. This year, spring appears to have sprung a bit early.

Memorial trees planted in in Lincoln Park as part of Chicago Park District's Green Deed program are in jeopardy.