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Families are asked to decide by Oct.28, even though CPS hasn't said when students will return.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget team on Thursday defended her decision to turn to “last resort” moves such as a property tax hike and...

Magician and author James Randi spent most of his life debunking frauds, charlatans, fakers and quacks. His death Tuesday reminds us to...

An Illinois Appellate Court ruling throws into doubt an $18.3 million payout to current and former Crestwood residents who sued over the...

Family of Marcellis Stinnette and Black Lives Matter march and protest the fatal police shooting of Stinnette and the police shooting of...

Charles “Duke” Tanner, a former Gary boxer serving a 30-year sentence on federal drug and conspiracy convictions, was granted clemency...

An executive who presided over two New York hospitals during one of the grimmest moments of the coronavirus pandemic will now lead Cook...

Thomas Kirsch II to be named to fill the expected vacancy at the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago if Amy Coney Barrett is...

Some health systems, such as Advocate Aurora Health, plan to move COVID-19 testing fully indoors for the winter. Others, such as...

A former suburban high school student has filed suit against a photography studio and her school district for allowing a photo of her...

It’s been three days since a man was lifted to safety after hanging on the side of Trump Tower for 13 hours, but one of his closest...

A Chicago man was killed shortly after midnight Thursday when his car was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 94 near...

Illinois continues to experience a resurgence of the coronavirus, with the state now averaging more than 4,000 positive diagnoses a day...

Despite publicly touting a commitment to transparency, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office has repeatedly stonewalled a local...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to place a 10:00 p.m. curfew on city bars and restaurants as part of a new effort to curb a...

A look at the presidential race in battleground state of Wisconsin.

A Chicago lobbyist resigned his elected position in a south suburb this week, citing rules that took effect months ago prohibiting...

As of Oct. 1, state agencies reported spending more than $1.6 billion in federal and state funds on COVID-19.

Marcellis Stinnette “died from injuries due to a gunshot” at Vista Medical Center East, according to a press release issued by the...

The closure early next year comes during the zoo's traditionally least busiest time.

Joel Daly dead, longtime Ch. 7-WLS news anchor

A 23-year-old man was killed and a 13-year-old girl was critically injured in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon on the Northwest...

The National Weather Service issued a flood issued flood and dense fog advisories for much of northern Illinois early Thursday as between...

Numerous businesses in the Rockford area apparently disregarded a county order to close as a general precaution against COVID-19. In...

The infant child of Stacey Jones, who was fatally shot Tuesday, died Saturday, officials said.

A Lear jet carrying nine people slid off a runway while landing at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling Wednesday night and crashed into...

Meteorologists said anywhere from 1.5 to 3 inches of rain fell overnight, including in the Chicago metro area, with clogged drains...

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

The Chicago Housing Authority and Operation Warm are giving 3,000 families winter coats in an event changed this year because of the...

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s shadow hangs over a big-dollar, high-stakes Illinois Supreme Court Kilbride contest

Citing a "stunning decline" in preschool enrollment, CPS's CEO said COVID-19 could have a lasting negative impact on young kids.

In a backlash against coronavirus restrictions, some restaurants and bars in the Rockford area are defying the same state closure orders...

Here's hoping Limbaugh will be at peace when the end comes, Dahleen Glanton writes.

A Joliet police sergeant faces official misconduct charges, accused of illegally accessing a police video of the drug arrest of a man who...

With much of Illinois, and the country, grappling with a surge in cases of COVID-19, the Tribune invites you to send us any questions you...

A man at the center of an ongoing investigation into the collapse of a Bridgeport bank was ordered jailed Wednesday after he sent police...

With Election Day only days away and early voting and mail-in voting underway, the Tribune is looking to answer any questions you have.

The decision comes two weeks after a story by ProPublica Illinois and the Tribune detailed the lack of information available to school...

The state’s Aurora Driver Services facility at 339 E. Indian Trail will be closed until Nov. 4 after an employee there tested positive...