Illinois counties, including Madison, Calhoun and Clinton, voted to leave the state because some voters said state laws favor Chicago residents.

Over a dozen beaches across the Chicagoland area are closed due to E.coli contamination and erosion, with the most closures ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

Demand, however, appears to be fueling new housing construction across Lake County and other locations in the region. In Kane County, west of Elgin, a plan to build 900 housing units on a broad swath ...

Charles Leto, 55, of Lake View, was ordered detained before trial. He is charged with murder and attempted murder in the ...

A new 37,000-square-foot facility that will house 911 dispatch services for 30 agencies in Lake County has officially been completed following more than a decade of planning.

Several beaches in Lake and McHenry counties remained closed for another day Sunday due to high bacteria levels. The closings ...

Twenty-seven men were arrested in a Lake County Sheriff's Special Investigations Group operation meant to curb human trafficking, officials said.

Law enforcement in Chicago's northern suburbs recently arrested more than two dozen people as the result of a two-day human ...

Several public beaches in the Chicago area are either closed or under advisory because of high levels of bacteria, Illinois ...