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Most Illinois public schools that tested samples from sinks and fountains for lead as required by a 2017 state law found traces of the toxic metal…
Weather officials were expecting thunderstorms producing wind gusts up to 65ph to roll into portions of central and northeast Illinois, and northwest Indiana Saturday afternoon.Some of…
ExpandAutoplayImage 1 of 9A Chicago police officer salutes as a fallen police officer, who was shot early Saturday morning in the Avalon Park neighborhood, arrives at…
Officials said an extra-alarm fire in the predawn hours Saturday completely destroyed the Oak Forest Bowling Center.Around 2:30 a.m., a 311 alarm was called at the center located at…
An officer was discovered fatally wounded early Saturday morning after her shift on the South Side in the Avalon Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before…
In a country where mass shootings and gun violence have become daily occurrences, a fatal shooting in Antioch on April 12 during an argument over the…
Migratory bird movement is in full swing, and experts are urging Chicagoans to turn off their lights at night to help protect the birds over the…
SPRINGFIELD — Police would be prohibited from pulling over motorists solely because they have small items such as air fresheners dangling from their vehicle’s rearview mirror…
Leaders from Chicago’s first-responder agencies on Friday sought to reassure city residents and visitors that plans are in place to ensure public safety during the historically…
A Chicago man has been ordered to stand trial for murder in connection with the 1982 disappearance of his 8-month-old daughter, whose body has never been…