MURPHYSBORO — Amanda Allen Hall meticulously plans every meal. She avoids restaurants. Spending time outdoors requires careful consideration — a painful reality for the former hiking enthusiast since ...

A motorcyclist was charged in connection with an accident Sunday afternoon on Interstate 355. Illinois State Police responded to an accident shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday on southbound I-355 at ...

Illinois Democratic congressmen are blasting the federal spending bill for ICE that lawmakers approved on a partisan vote. “It is beyond irresponsible to hand ICE – an agency that has murdered ...

Two people died Sunday following a domestic incident near Yorktown mall in Lombard. Police said a homicide occurred during the overnight hours Sunday in a residential building in the Yorktown area.

A man was killed Saturday afternoon on Chicago’s Southwest Side. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the 25-year-old man sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and head while on the sidewalk on the 5100 ...

Cook County Sheriff’s Police will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint in Crestwood. The checkpoint is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday near Cal Sag Road and Cicero Avenue.

American restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues are adding indoor and outdoor bocce courts at a feverish pace. Both young and older adults – men and women – are joining social and corporate bocce ...

Two Rockford homes were damaged in a fire early Thursday morning. Rockford firefighters were dispatched shortly before 1:45 a.m. Thursday for a residential structure fire at 3975 Biltmore Chase. Upon ...

Raymond Grieshaber seemed to have it all. Working as a chemical engineer, the Evanston resident had plenty of friends and was having plenty of fun. “I had everything I wanted. I was going through the ...

Chronicle Media enjoyed the June 4 Illinois Press Association Foundation Excellence in News Contest awards event, earning five first-place awards and 25 awards overall. Kevine Beese and Jack McCarthy ...

Three voters who may be connected to retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-4th) officially objected to two out of the three independent candidates running to replace him. Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho ...

For many foster children, moving from one home to another can mean carrying their belongings in garbage bags, which oftentimes have trash in them. After learning about the reality many foster children ...