Illinois man killed, 5 others injured in two-vehicle crash: police
A two-vehicle crash in North Chicago Sunday night left one person dead and five others injured, authorities said.
With state facing $3B deficit, GOP senators call on Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker to promise no tax hikes
On the first day of the Illinois legislature’s brief fall session, Republicans called on Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker to ...
Defense cross-examines star witness in former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan trial
After a four-day break, the defense is cross-examining a star witness on Tuesday in Mike Madigan's federal corruption trial.
Defense takes first shot at key prosecution witness in Madigan trial
Patrick Cotter, defense attorney for a longtime Madigan ally, spent more than three hours cross-examining former ComEd ...
Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South
In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 ...
Body found in debris after fire destroys Hawthorn Woods home
HAWTHORN WOODS, Ill. (WLS) -- A body was found over the weekend, after a fire Saturday destroyed a large home in the northwest suburbs. Lake Zurich fire officials and the Lake County Coroner's Office ...
More than half of 87 Great Lakes drownings this year were in Lake Michigan
At least 87 people drowned in the Great Lakes this year, and more than half of the deaths happened in Lake Michigan, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. “Drowning is way up there in ...