The Supreme Court hears its latest gun rights case concerning a federal law that bars frequent drug users from possessing ...

A new liquor tax for alcohol sold at retail stores in Chicago is now in effect, which means your beer, wine and other booze may start to cost more.

Danise Baird, the wife of U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana's 4th Congressional District, died from complications related to car ...

The Lake County Coroner's Office on Sunday identified the two people who were found dead in a murder-suicide two days prior.

The first Monday in March in Illinois is known as Pulaski Day, which honors a Casimir Pulaski, a Polish Revolutionary War hero and the state's large Polish community. The day, which includes a Casimir ...

The Chicago area will have one more day of chilly temperatures before a warming trend, accompanied by multiple rounds of rain ...

Under the conditions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. In March, clocks shift forward, while they go ...

A shooting early Sunday at a crowded Cincinnati nightclub and concert venue wounded nine people, police said. The shooting victims were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Adam ...

Authorities are searching for a missing 23-year-old man who was last seen on Friday at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago police said.

A volunteer firefighter is facing arson charges after he allegedly set a fire in a Lee County wildlife preserve, scorching hundreds of acres.

Rev. Jesse Jackson will be honored on Monday as he lies in the state in his native South Carolina's Capitol. The caravan carrying the body of the civil rights leader arrived in South Carolina on ...

An effort is underway to ensure a fallen suburban Chicago soldier is honored and celebrated for years to come.