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ILLINOIS — Although April typically marks a transition to milder spring weather, historical data shows that measurable snowfall in Illinois is not uncommon, particularly during the early part of the month. Records from the National Weather Service indicate that many areas of Illinois, including Chicago, Rockford,...

I graduated from Loyola University of Chicago in 1985, and I lived in East Rogers Park for eight years. Not visited. Not commuted. I lived there. I walked the campus and ran those streets and beaches. I learned which blocks were reasonable, which ones weren’t, and more importantly, how quickly one could turn into the...

A Rogers Park man has been charged with murder and aggravated arson in connection with a fire that killed Chicago Fire Department Firefighter and EMT Michael Altman, prosecutors announced. He is the fourth person charged this year with killing or attempting to kill someone in Chicago while on felony pretrial release.

A home invasion in the north suburbs lead to a police chase that ended in the location of a SWAT response on Chicago's South Side on Friday, Illinois State Police said.

Police have concluded that the death of a 20-year-old University of Alabama student on holiday in Spain was an accident, citing footage showing him falling into the ocean the night he went missing.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget chief, Annette Guzman, has been getting homeowner property tax breaks on a South Loop condo she has not lived in since 2019, cutting her bills by roughly $3,400 over five years, records show. After reporters started asking questions, the Cook County assessor’s office canceled that...

A Chicago woman is facing robbery charges, accused of working with an unidentified accomplice to rob an 89-year-old man on the Blue Line last month. Laura Garcia, 38, was ordered detained by Judge Robert Kuzas following her court appearance, but her alleged accomplice remains at large. Prosecutors said Garcia and...

CHICAGO - A man has been charged in connection with the death of a Chicago firefighter who was injured while battling a fire earlier this week, according to sources. Sources say the person charged has been identified as Sheaves Slate, who was arrested multiple times last year on allegations of drug possession and...

In Central Illinois, once a year, the sky comes alive as millions of snow geese descend on a place most people have never heard of. The small town of Havana, Illinois, is a place where most shop close for the winter. And the population is outnumbered — by birds. The town’s Emiquon Nature Preserve was created when...

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been arrested two months after allegedly taking part in an armed robbery at a Southwest Side business. Sonny Costello, 25, was taken into custody Thursday in the 3500 block of West Pershing Road in the Brighton Park neighborhood. Police said Costello was one of...