Animal control officers rescued a total of 26 dogs from a property in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city's Southwest ...

A six-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn’t let go after the boy reached into a touch tank ...

Two men were injured in a shooting on Friday afternoon in the Avondale neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side, police ...

A Chicago Public Schools teacher and Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra employee was charged Friday with receiving and ...

A month and a half into this season, the hottest team in MLB played in Minnesota. This week, the Twins traded 11 players.

Known as “Miss Country Soul” for her unique vocal style, Jeannie Seely was a trailblazer for women in country music.

Tens of thousands of people were back at Grant Park for day two of Lollapalooza as the air quality in Chicago remained one of ...

A man armed with a gun was taken into custody by police after entering a restricted parking lot at the Schaumburg Regional ...

A Chicago was arrested on hate crime charges after he said a racial slur and stabbed a woman in the city's Portage Park ...

The fitness test, given to school children, began in 1956 but was phased out in 2013 during the Obama administration.

A hazmat situation prompted a large response from police, fire officials, SWAT and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms ...

Smoke has continued to cloud Illinois' air for a second straight day, but the poor air quality isn't because of a fire in the ...