Besides temperatures feeling in the high 90s, Chicago and surrounding areas are under an air quality alert until midnight, ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already launched his bid for a third term, but several high-profile Republicans could line up ...

The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment engaged in the first action of the Battle of Gettysburg, defending Union positions and ...

Her photo may have been prominently displayed, along with Aurora matriarch Marie Wilkinson’s, when the Quad County Urban League celebrated its 50th anniversary at Monday’s open house, but Theodia ...

One severe thunderstorm warning was issued for southwestern McHenry County, as well as southeastern Winnebago and Boone ...

A suburban congressman says states and counties will be facing difficult decisions because of pending federal budget cuts.

A former Cook County sheriff’s deputy is running to become DuPage County’s next sheriff. Robert Carroll, who also worked briefly as a spokesman for DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, announced ...

DuPage County Animal Services has a kitten adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The facility is located at 2255 ...

A teenager from west suburban Lombard was charged with plotting to attack an Islamic center in nearby Glendale Heights by detonating an explosive device, according to authorities.