The wife of a southern Illinois judge fatally shot earlier this week has been charged in connection with his death, state police said Thursday.

Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit announced Thursday that his famed dog, Ben, died at age 10. Ben, a golden retriever, gained ...

A federal grand jury in Chicago on Monday accused a high-ranking advisor and security leader in a faction of the notorious Sinaloa cartel of producing and importing illegal drugs to the U.S., the ...

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted in the Tuesday slayings of two Navy Pier workers. Police released several images of a man believed to be responsible ...

Officials cut the ribbon on new equipment at Stone Park, one of the Park District of La Grange’s smaller “pocket parks.” ...

Jennifer Norrell will leave East Aurora School District 131 after the school year ends to take over the reins at ...

The Barrington Community Unit District 220 community approved a $64 million bond referendum at the Nov. 5 election. The funds ...

When initial reports on Monday said that Je’Loni Smith, 2, drowned in a bathtub, his autopsy told another story.

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted in the Tuesday slayings of two Navy Pier workers. Police released several images of a man believed to be responsible ...

A Griffith woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when her vehicle was involved in a crash on U.S. 30 near Mississippi Street in Merrillville. Around 3:30 p.m., police were sent to a crash investigation ...

For Christopher Spisak, recognizing Lake County’s veterans is necessary. “It wasn’t necessarily about me,” said Spisak, an ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Palos Hills, Hazel Crest, Frankfort and Calumet ...