Two police pursuits in the Metro area ended in fatalities. At 11:10 p.m. Sunday, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville police attempted to stop a Chevrolet truck after an officer observed the ...

A Feb. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Waukegan. It also celebrated a 12-year journey by Laura Glogowski, who started as a line cook “slinging ...

A Chicago teen is being held in DuPage County Jail for allegedly having a loaded gun altered to fire in fully automatic mode. Dauveyae White, 18, a resident of the 4300 block of West Haddon Avenue, ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, is calling for an apology from the White House for a racist social media post. A video clip that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first ...

Yorkville District 115 schools are bursting at the seams, and growth isn’t about to stop. But managing current and coming enrollment increases has a significant price tag as the Kendall County-based ...

As incumbent 14th District Congresswoman Lauren Underwood prepares to gear up for her reelection bid, she has the luxury of being able to monitor developments in the GOP primary race between Gary ...

CHICAGO – The Circuit Court of Cook County has appointed Luis M. Gutierrez as court security services administrator. Gutierrez succeeds Jeffrey Pfotenhauer, who is retiring. A retired lieutenant ...

Students and staff at Charles W. Earle STEM Elementary organized a surprise rally Wednesday to honor their principal on the heels of a statewide award. The Illinois Principals Association named ...

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the priorities for Illinois he secured in the recently passed package of five ...

A 29-year-old man was killed shortly before 4:30 a.m. Friday on the 200 block of West 108 th Street in the city’s Roseland neighborhood. The man was outside when a red truck approached and someone ...

A Downers Grove man has been charged with concealing a loaded gun under an occupied car seat. Antoine Street, 40, a resident of the 5800 block of Lee Avenue, is being held in DuPage County Jail. He is ...

Matt Conger almost lost the ability to drive his beloved 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo. “I actually lost my license because of this car,” the West Chicago resident said with a laugh while standing near his ...