President-elect Trump chose Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the Dept. of Education. McMahon has promised to overturn the very department she was hired to oversee.

Earlier this month, the parents of Caitlin Tracey successfully won custody of her remains after arguing in court that her husband, Adam Beckerink, who was married to their daughter for six months, had a history of abusing her.

President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats gut-wrenching defeat at the polls.

GOP congressman and others are challenging Illinois law requiring proper mail-in ballots be counted within two weeks after Election Day.

GOP congressman and others are challenging Illinois law requiring proper mail-in ballots be counted within two weeks after Election Day.

The suit targets an Illinois law that requires state-regulated health insurers to cover abortions and medications to terminate pregnancies.

Local officials and activists feel a sense of urgency now to deal with the quality of Lake Michigan water, and the air in northeast Lake County, with the prospective regulations from the EPA dimming.

Local officials and activists feel a sense of urgency now to deal with the quality of Lake Michigan water, and the air in northeast Lake County, with the prospective regulations from the EPA dimming.

Lynwood Village President Jada Curry may face Detonya Armstrong in the Feb. 25 Democratic primary pending a petition challenge.

Lynwood Village President Jada Curry may face Detonya Armstrong in the Feb. 25 Democratic primary pending a petition challenge.

Lynwood Village President Jada Curry may face Detonya Armstrong in the Feb. 25 Democratic primary pending a petition challenge.

Using a pulley and standing a safe distance back, a Chicago firefighter dropped a frozen bird into a turkey fryer with too much hot oil, splashing the viscous liquid everywhere. The oil swiftly ignited, and despite a quick reaction from another firefighter wielding a hose, bright orange flames as tall and wide as a CTA bus engulfed the fryer. Thanksgiving is one of the years busiest days for...

A longtime Chicago political operative was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for a scheme to bribe then-state Sen. Martin Sandoval on behalf of a suburban construction company that needed state approval for a development in East Dundee.

The Barrington man suspected of killing north suburban endocrinologist Olga Duchon was ordered detained Wednesday after prosecutors alleged he lured her to his home and fatally shot her in front of their daughter. The 46-year-old man charged with first-degree murder, William Zientek, contacted Duchon on Sunday asking her to have a conversation at his home in the 400 block of West Russell Street,...

The Barrington man suspected of killing north suburban endocrinologist Olga Duchon was ordered detained Wednesday after prosecutors alleged he lured her to his home and fatally shot her in front of their daughter. The 46-year-old man charged with first-degree murder, William Zientek, contacted Duchon on Sunday asking her to have a conversation at his home in the 400 block of West Russell Street,...

The Barrington man suspected of killing north suburban endocrinologist Olga Duchon was ordered detained Wednesday after prosecutors alleged he lured her to his home and fatally shot her in front of their daughter. The 46-year-old man charged with first-degree murder, William Zientek, contacted Duchon on Sunday asking her to have a conversation at his home in the 400 block of West Russell Street,...