Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says the fight to stop the closure of dozens of city schools will not end with the school board's upcoming vote on the proposal.More >>
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says the fight to stop the closure of dozens of city schools will not end with the school board's upcoming vote on the proposal.More >>
Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent "flash mobs" like those that have occurred on Chicago's Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas. Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation...More >>
Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent "flash mobs" like those that have occurred on Chicago's Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas.More >>
Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent "flash mobs" like those that have occurred on Chicago's Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas.More >>
Although the future of Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois won't be in question for two more years, state and local officials are preparing a plan to keep the facility open.More >>
Although the future of Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois won't be in question for two more years, state and local officials are preparing a plan to keep the facility open.More >>
Apollo 13 astronaut Capt. James Lovell Jr. will help dedicate a Chicago memorial garden paying tribute to the 10th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.More >>
Apollo 13 astronaut Capt. James Lovell Jr. will help dedicate a Chicago memorial garden paying tribute to the 10th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.More >>
A defense attorney says he will appeal a judge's refusal to reconsider a Deerfield's man 47-year prison term for killing his girlfriend's mother with a baseball bat.More >>
A defense attorney says he will appeal a judge's refusal to reconsider a Deerfield's man 47-year prison term for killing his girlfriend's mother with a baseball bat.More >>
The Chicago Teachers Union is launching a three-day march around the city in protest of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to close dozens of schools.More >>
The Chicago Teachers Union is launching a three-day march around the city in protest of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to close dozens of schools.More >>
Legislation in the Illinois Senate allowing people to carry concealed weapons no longer would require applicants to show they have "good moral character."More >>
Matt Harvey beat the Chicago Cubs with not just his arm but also his bat. The New York Mets' ace won his fifth straight decision and singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh. The Mets beat the Cubs 3-2 at Wrigley...More >>
An Illinois senator is blaming unnamed "extremists" who oppose legislation to restrict the possession of concealed guns for delaying a vote on the issue.More >>
An Illinois senator is blaming unnamed "extremists" who oppose legislation to restrict the possession of concealed guns for delaying a vote on the issue.More >>
An Illinois State Police expert says DNA tests show that blood found in a truck and on a shoe belonging to a man charged with killing five members of a southern Illinois family matches two of the victims.More >>
An Illinois State Police expert says DNA tests show that blood found in a truck and on a shoe belonging to a man charged with killing five members of a southern Illinois family matches two of the victims.More >>
Legislation in the Illinois Senate allowing people to carry concealed weapons no longer would require applicants to show they have "good moral character."More >>
Legislation in the Illinois Senate allowing people to carry concealed weapons no longer would require applicants to show they have "good moral character."More >>
Illinois Senate Democrats are proposing a $156 million boost in primary and secondary education next year. Key budget negotiators say the money would help schools keep pace with funding levels this year.More >>
Illinois Senate Democrats are proposing a $156 million boost in primary and secondary education next year. Key budget negotiators say the money would help schools keep pace with funding levels this year.More >>
Community groups have more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance - in an outreach effort that's part of the national health overhaul law.More >>
Community groups have more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance - in an outreach effort that's part of the national health overhaul law.More >>
The Illinois Senate is debating a measure that would allow physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients who have certain terminal illnesses or debilitating medical conditions.More >>
The Illinois Senate is debating a measure that would allow physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients who have certain terminal illnesses or debilitating medical conditions.More >>
The Illinois Poison Center says it has received a handful of calls this week about overdoses from a new synthetic hallucinogen in the Champaign area.More >>
The Illinois Poison Center says it has received a handful of calls this week about overdoses from a new synthetic hallucinogen in the Champaign area.More >>
The father of a central Illinois teenager who pulled a gun in his class and fired shots into the ceiling has admitted giving the boy the weapon.More >>
The father of a central Illinois teenager who pulled a gun in his class and fired shots into the ceiling has admitted giving the boy the weapon.More >>
A federal prison inmate already serving a 17-year sentence on Missouri drug and gun charges has been ordered to spend two more years behind bars for having a weapon in a southern Illinois lockup.More >>
A federal prison inmate already serving a 17-year sentence on Missouri drug and gun charges has been ordered to spend two more years behind bars for having a weapon in a southern Illinois lockup.More >>
Authorities say DNA will be used to determine the identity of the decomposed remains of an infant found earlier this week in the Des Plaines River.More >>
Authorities say DNA will be used to determine the identity of the decomposed remains of an infant found earlier this week in the Des Plaines River.More >>
An East St. Louis firefighter says he's appealing his firing after his alleged refusal to take a drug test following his Texas arrest for possession of marijuana.More >>
An East St. Louis firefighter says he's appealing his firing after his alleged refusal to take a drug test following his Texas arrest for possession of marijuana.More >>
Prosecutors are expected to continue what has become a lengthy case against an Illinois man charged with the 2009 killing of five members of his former wife's family.More >>
Prosecutors are expected to continue what has become a lengthy case against an Illinois man charged with the 2009 killing of five members of his former wife's family.More >>
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has told a Detroit church audience that African Americans should pool their money and buy up property as a way to save the city.More >>
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has told a Detroit church audience that African Americans should pool their money and buy up property as a way to save the city.More >>
A judge says eight suspended members of the nation's oldest black sorority should be reinstated and a multi-year lawsuit over issues involving sorority money ended.More >>
A judge says eight suspended members of the nation's oldest black sorority should be reinstated and a multi-year lawsuit over issues involving sorority money ended.More >>
A former suburban Chicago high school track star, home after his first year in college, has died after being shot while sitting in the back seat of an automobile.More >>
A former suburban Chicago high school track star, home after his first year in college, has died after being shot while sitting in the back seat of an automobile.More >>
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says lawmakers will need to take "tough positions" to reach a compromise on legislation allowing the carrying of concealed weapons.More >>
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says lawmakers will need to take "tough positions" to reach a compromise on legislation allowing the carrying of concealed weapons.More >>
Seven men and one woman have been indicted for alleged heroin trafficking on Chicago's West Side that involved customer calls to a kind of drug-dealer hotline.More >>
Seven men and one woman have been indicted for alleged heroin trafficking on Chicago's West Side that involved customer calls to a kind of drug-dealer hotline.More >>
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing a multi-million dollar renovation plan that includes remodeling Navy Pier and building a 10,000-seat basketball arena near McCormick Place that would be the home court of DePaul...More >>
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing a multi-million dollar renovation plan that includes remodeling Navy Pier and building a 10,000-seat basketball arena near McCormick Place that would be the home court of DePaul...More >>
State universities and community colleges have agreed to gradually pick up their own retirement costs under a preliminary deal that emerged at a public hearing.More >>
State universities and community colleges have agreed to gradually pick up their own retirement costs under a preliminary deal that emerged at a public hearing.More >>
Long-time tenants are suing the Chicago Housing Authority for allegedly reneging on pledges to return them to their neighborhood after redevelopment.More >>
Long-time tenants are suing the Chicago Housing Authority for allegedly reneging on pledges to return them to their neighborhood after redevelopment.More >>
A suburban Chicago man who says he had a mountain of bills and was facing eviction is now a multi-millionaire thanks to a lottery ticket he bought months ago and only recently found in a cookie jar in his kitchen.More >>
A suburban Chicago man who says he had a mountain of bills and was facing eviction is now a multi-millionaire thanks to a lottery ticket he bought months ago and only recently found in a cookie jar in his kitchen.More >>
The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama's health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income adults who don't have children at home.More >>
The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama's health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income adults who don't have children at home.More >>
An attorney for an Illinois man charged in the 2009 killings of five family members is continuing to question the man's brother about lies he initially told police.More >>
An attorney for an Illinois man charged in the 2009 killings of five family members is continuing to question the man's brother about lies he initially told police.More >>
An East St. Louis police detective has been ordered to remain in jail pending his federal trial on charges that he plotted to distribute cocaine while on the police force.More >>
An East St. Louis police detective has been ordered to remain in jail pending his federal trial on charges that he plotted to distribute cocaine while on the police force.More >>
Police in southwestern Illinois say a suspect fleeing authorities jumped from a highway ramp leading to a Mississippi River bridge into St. Louis. The man survived and is hospitalized.More >>
Police in southwestern Illinois say a suspect fleeing authorities jumped from a highway ramp leading to a Mississippi River bridge into St. Louis. The man survived and is hospitalized.More >>
A former coach at a suburban Chicago high school faces charges in connection with the alleged hazing and battery of members of the school's soccer team.More >>
A former coach at a suburban Chicago high school faces charges in connection with the alleged hazing and battery of members of the school's soccer team.More >>
Authorities in North Dakota say a man suspected of running over a woman and crashing into a house in Binford has been apprehended in Illinois and faces attempted murder charges.More >>
Authorities in North Dakota say a man suspected of running over a woman and crashing into a house in Binford has been apprehended in Illinois and faces attempted murder charges.More >>
Lake County authorities say a suburban Chicago school bus driver has been released on bond after being charged with the sexual abuse of a teenager.More >>
Lake County authorities say a suburban Chicago school bus driver has been released on bond after being charged with the sexual abuse of a teenager.More >>
Supporters of high-volume oil and gas drilling say a bill to regulate the practice in Illinois is ready for a vote after last-minute negotiations over hiring and environmental concerns.More >>
Supporters of high-volume oil and gas drilling say a bill to regulate the practice in Illinois is ready for a vote after last-minute negotiations over hiring and environmental concerns.More >>
Donald Trump finished testifying at a civil trial in Chicago and immediately blasted the 87-year-old woman who sued him as he spoke to reporters outside the courtroom.More >>
Donald Trump finished testifying at a civil trial in Chicago and immediately blasted the 87-year-old woman who sued him as he spoke to reporters outside the courtroom.More >>
A St. Louis man is accused of intentionally causing a pre-dawn wreck during a two-vehicle southwestern Illinois chase that ended with a teenager dead.More >>
A St. Louis man is accused of intentionally causing a pre-dawn wreck during a two-vehicle southwestern Illinois chase that ended with a teenager dead.More >>
Parents of Chicago public school children have filed lawsuits claiming that the city's plan to close dozens of schools violates the Americans with Disabilities and Illinois Civil Rights acts.More >>
Parents of Chicago public school children have filed lawsuits claiming that the city's plan to close dozens of schools violates the Americans with Disabilities and Illinois Civil Rights acts.More >>
Politics has long been a family business in Illinois. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race is adding a new layer of intrigue at the state Capitol.More >>
Politics has long been a family business in Illinois. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race is adding a new layer of intrigue at the state Capitol.More >>
By The Associated Press The number of people in each Illinois county who self-identified as American Indian or Alaska native, alone or in combination with one or more other races, according to 2010...More >>
By The Associated Press The number of people in each Illinois county who self-identified as American Indian or Alaska native, alone or in combination with one or more other races, according to 2010 data...More >>
Some Native Americans in Illinois may have to pay a fine if they're uninsured under the nation's health care law - even if they're entitled under other federal obligations to free health care.More >>
Some Native Americans in Illinois may have to pay a fine if they're uninsured under the nation's health care law - even if they're entitled under other federal obligations to free health care.More >>
U.S. Transportation Secretary and Illinois native Ray LaHood could get his name on a stretch of Interstate 74 running through his hometown of Peoria.More >>
U.S. Transportation Secretary and Illinois native Ray LaHood could get his name on a stretch of Interstate 74 running through his hometown of Peoria.More >>
The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.More >>
The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.More >>
A southern Illinois county where a bootlegging gangster became the last person to be publicly hanged in the state has recovered the biggest piece of history from that event - the gallows from which Charlie Birger...More >>
A southern Illinois county where a bootlegging gangster became the last person to be publicly hanged in the state has recovered the biggest piece of history from that event - the gallows from which Charlie Birger swung in...More >>
Chicago firefighters are being asked to establish a visible presence on the streets during the first three weeks of the new school year, when dozens of schools are slated to close.More >>
Chicago firefighters are being asked to establish a visible presence on the streets during the first three weeks of the new school year, when dozens of schools are slated to close.More >>
An 11-year-old suburban Chicago boy who survived being hit by a train two months ago has surprised his classmates by returning to school this week.More >>
An 11-year-old suburban Chicago boy who survived being hit by a train two months ago has surprised his classmates by returning to school this week.More >>
A monumental 20th century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter (GEHR'-hahrd RIHK'-tur) has sold for $37 million at a New York City auction.More >>
A monumental 20th century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter (GEHR'-hahrd RIHK'-tur) has sold for $37 million at a New York City auction.More >>
Officials at Northwestern University in Evanston say they received a record number of applicants for fall admission, with nearly 33,000 students applying.More >>
Officials at Northwestern University in Evanston say they received a record number of applicants for fall admission, with nearly 33,000 students applying.More >>
Officials say reducing sodium consumption by 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure in Illinois and save $200 million in medical costs.More >>
Officials say reducing sodium consumption by 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure in Illinois and save $200 million in medical costs.More >>
Donald Trump will testify for a second day at a civil trial where he's accused of making false promises to entice an investor into buying condos at his Chicago skyscraper.More >>
Donald Trump will testify for a second day at a civil trial where he's accused of making false promises to entice an investor into buying condos at his Chicago skyscraper.More >>
An Army veteran is being recognized for the bravery he showed nine years ago when he provided key details on the whereabouts of the enemy in Iraq after being wounded.More >>
An Army veteran is being recognized for the bravery he showed nine years ago when he provided key details on the whereabouts of the enemy in Iraq after being wounded.More >>
Cook County prosecutors say a Chicago woman beat her elderly mother to death hours after celebrating the victim's 82nd birthday over the Mother's Day weekend.More >>
Cook County prosecutors say a Chicago woman beat her elderly mother to death hours after celebrating the victim's 82nd birthday over the Mother's Day weekend.More >>
People who know soon-to-be Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan say he's engaged and involved with the campus he now leads and the town where he lives.More >>
People who know soon-to-be Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan say he's engaged and involved with the campus he now leads and the town where he lives.More >>
Authorities say a carnival truck driver whose convoy was stopped on a southwestern Illinois highway was killed when an Illinois State Police sport utility vehicle struck him.More >>
Authorities say a carnival truck driver whose convoy was stopped on a southwestern Illinois highway was killed when an Illinois State Police sport utility vehicle struck him.More >>
DNA testing of people who wondered if John Wayne Gacy killed their loved ones has led to the identification of skeletal remains belonging to a New Jersey teenager who vanished 41 years ago.More >>
DNA testing of people who wondered if John Wayne Gacy killed their loved ones has led to the identification of skeletal remains belonging to a New Jersey teenager who vanished 41 years ago.More >>
An Illinois Senate proposal to allow the carrying of concealed weapons would let large cities add to the list of places considered off limits to guns.More >>
An Illinois Senate proposal to allow the carrying of concealed weapons would let large cities add to the list of places considered off limits to guns.More >>
A cable repairman has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 death of a Chicago woman who let him into her home to repair her Internet service.More >>
A cable repairman has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 death of a Chicago woman who let him into her home to repair her Internet service.More >>
A teacher's aide is charged with aggravated sexual abuse and the sexual transmission of HIV in connection with the alleged molestation of several boys at Cahokia High School.More >>
A teacher's aide is charged with aggravated sexual abuse and the sexual transmission of HIV in connection with the alleged molestation of several boys at Cahokia High School.More >>
Jurors are set to hear a seventh day of testimony in the trial of a man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron.More >>
Jurors are set to hear a seventh day of testimony in the trial of a man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron.More >>
Donald Trump has gained fame for grilling contestants on his own TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice." But he'll be the one in hot seat Tuesday as he takes the stand at a civil trial in Chicago.More >>
Donald Trump has gained fame for grilling contestants on his own TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice." But he'll be the one in hot seat Tuesday as he takes the stand at a civil trial in Chicago.More >>
Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery. For years the choice was whether to remove just the cancerous lump or the whole breast. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations...More >>
Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery. For years the choice was whether to remove just the cancerous lump or the whole breast. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done....More >>
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says inspectors have found the source of a water leak that forced the shutdown of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline and are making repairs to prevent a repeat.More >>
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says inspectors have found the source of a water leak that forced the shutdown of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline and are making repairs to prevent a repeat.More >>
Donald Trump is set to testify Tuesday at a civil trial where he's accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his Chicago skyscraper with promises of profit-sharing, then quietly reneging on them.More >>
Donald Trump is set to testify Tuesday at a civil trial where he's accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his Chicago skyscraper with promises of profit-sharing, then quietly reneging on them.More >>
When a proposal legalizing gay marriage ramped up in President Barack Obama's home state, it seemed an easy deal. Democrats control Illinois state government and the pastor of his former church endorsed it with...More >>
When a proposal legalizing gay marriage ramped up in President Barack Obama's home state, it seemed an easy deal. Democrats control Illinois state government and the pastor of his former church endorsed it with powerful...More >>
Federal workplace regulators are proposing more than $77,000 in fines against a suburban Chicago industrial-cleaning company after a worker died cleaning a storage tank last November.More >>
Federal workplace regulators are proposing more than $77,000 in fines against a suburban Chicago industrial-cleaning company after a worker died cleaning a storage tank last November.More >>
The man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron told investigators in one interview that he was no killer.More >>
The man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron told investigators in one interview that he was no killer.More >>
An attack by a pit bull that left two residents hospitalized has prompted the Bloomington City Council to consider an ordinance that would require the owners of dogs already deemed dangerous outside the city to...More >>
An attack by a pit bull that left two residents hospitalized has prompted the Bloomington City Council to consider an ordinance that would require the owners of dogs already deemed dangerous outside the city to comply with a...More >>
A limousine driver who was allegedly drunk when he drove more than 20 suburban Chicago teenagers to a prom says he wasn't intoxicated and that mechanical problems caused his erratic driving.More >>
A limousine driver who was allegedly drunk when he drove more than 20 suburban Chicago teenagers to a prom says he wasn't intoxicated and that mechanical problems caused his erratic driving.More >>
A Quincy man has been ordered to spend nine years in prison after he admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl who's a special-education student.More >>
A Quincy man has been ordered to spend nine years in prison after he admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl who's a special-education student.More >>
Six federal marshals are being recognized for bravery related to a 2011 St. Louis gunfight that killed one of their own from Illinois and a drug suspect they were looking to arrest.More >>
Six federal marshals are being recognized for bravery related to a 2011 St. Louis gunfight that killed one of their own from Illinois and a drug suspect they were looking to arrest.More >>
A 33-year-old man facing murder charges related to a southern Illinois house fire that killed four children is to make his first court appearance.More >>
A 33-year-old man facing murder charges related to a southern Illinois house fire that killed four children is to make his first court appearance.More >>
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says control towers at five small airports in his home state of Illinois are among the 149 nationwide that the Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now.More >>
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says control towers at five small airports in his home state of Illinois are among the 149 nationwide that the Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now.More >>
A Chicago-based watchdog group says Illinois must have a long-range plan to address its shaky finances, including the nation's worst pension problem.More >>
A Chicago-based watchdog group says Illinois must have a long-range plan to address its shaky finances, including the nation's worst pension problem.More >>
Chicago police say a man faces gun and drug charges after officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance at a home seized several assault weapons, ammunition and marijuana.More >>
Chicago police say a man faces gun and drug charges after officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance at a home seized several assault weapons, ammunition and marijuana.More >>
A man described by authorities as homeless and a sex offender is accused of restraining a 10-year-old boy in central Illinois before witnesses got police to intervene.More >>
A man described by authorities as homeless and a sex offender is accused of restraining a 10-year-old boy in central Illinois before witnesses got police to intervene.More >>
A former business official with the Carterville schools is facing 16 federal counts related to his alleged theft of funds from the southern Illinois school district.More >>
A former business official with the Carterville schools is facing 16 federal counts related to his alleged theft of funds from the southern Illinois school district.More >>
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he plans on seeking re-election in 2015 and isn't considering higher office. The former White House chief of staff who took office in 2011 tells the Chicago Sun-Times...More >>
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he plans on seeking re-election in 2015 and isn't considering higher office. The former White House chief of staff who took office in 2011 tells the Chicago Sun-Times...More >>
A southwestern Illinois man who admitted violating the federal Clean Air Act by having asbestos illegally removed from a former industrial site has been sentenced to eight months of confinement.More >>
A southwestern Illinois man who admitted violating the federal Clean Air Act by having asbestos illegally removed from a former industrial site has been sentenced to eight months of confinement.More >>
Authorities say an Illinois man who led police on a chase in Missouri was shot and killed by officers after he suddenly accelerated his car and pointed a gun at the law enforcers.More >>
Authorities say an Illinois man who led police on a chase in Missouri was shot and killed by officers after he suddenly accelerated his car and pointed a gun at the law enforcers.More >>
The city of Dixon is citing a deposition by a former bank branch manager in its lawsuit against the bank where former city comptroller Rita Crundwell held a secret account.More >>
The city of Dixon is citing a deposition by a former bank branch manager in its lawsuit against the bank where former city comptroller Rita Crundwell held a secret account.More >>
