A Chicago man faces multiple felonies in connection with properties being defaced on the city’s West Side. Philip Dominguez, 38, a resident of the 2400 block of South Springfield Avenue, faces five ...

It took many years and many setbacks, but the transformation of the former Emmet Elementary School at the heart of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood into a job training and social services hub is now well ...

As Indigenous Peoples’ Day approaches, Brookfield Zoo Chicago officials reaffirmed their acknowledgment that the zoo sits on unceeded, traditional and ancestral homeland of Indigenous people.

Surrounded by a table full of Armenian baked goods associated with “coffee time,” 100-year-old Katherine Mekaelian is at ease, talking about her life and the world that she has witnessed. It is not ...

First-term Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will spend another four years overseeing the city after a near landslide win over challenger John Kelly on Tuesday. Ali, who led in early voting, Election Day votes ...

When he joined the Schaumburg Boomers in 2007, Michael Larson would meet Schaumburg residents who didn’t even know there was a minor league baseball team in their community. “We were second fiddle (to ...

A jury on Friday found an Edwardsville man guilty of felony charges in connection with an attack on a Glen Carbon doctor in his home. The jury found Timothy Rodgers, 40, guilty of home invasion (a ...

Two Chicago Archdiocesan priests have each been accused of sexually abusing a child more than 30 years ago. Rev. Henry Kricek, a retired priest who has been living and serving at St. John of the Cross ...

A bronze statue of Northern Illinois University’s nationally-known Siberian Husky mascot now has a permanent home outside Huskie Stadium. Diesel, who patrolled NIU football sidelines for nine years, ...

A Rockford garage and adjacent fence were damaged in a fire Friday evening. The detached, single-vehicle garage at 1723 Ohio Parkway sustained damage in the blaze, which started at 11:04 p.m. Friday.

The Highland Park “No Kings” protest along the lawn at City Hall on Saturday brought out people of all ages holding signage with at least one person seen wearing a bright red “Make America Great Again ...

Chicago police are seeking to locate a 2-year-old male French Bulldog named Milo, who was taken from his owner during an armed robbery. Milo’s owner was walking the dog at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday on the ...