Chicago is mourning Lori Healey, who served the city in many roles. Healey's family said she passed away at age 65 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

The prison - infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it - was known as the "The Rock" and housed some of the nation's most notorious criminals, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A female victim was killed in a shooting Sunday evening on the city's Near West Side, police said. The shooting happened around 5:25 p.m in the 1500 block of South Laflin Street, ...

Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi left Sunday's win over the Houston Astros because of left calf tightness.

After a public meeting Sunday, a committee appointed Jessica Vasquez to the Cook County Board of Commissioners for the 8th ...

Several Chicago Public Schools students received scholarships Sunday evening. The awards were organized by a program that ...

Officials have released the identity of the second pedestrian killed in a north suburban crash. An infant in a stroller was also hit and was critically injured.

Italian-American residents are criticizing a settlement between the Chicago Park District and the Joint Civic Committee of ...

Former Republican Illinois Governor George Ryan died Friday at the age of 91. He will be remembered this week with a visitation and memorial service in his hometown of Kankakee.

Multiple businesses were targeted by burglars overnight in the southwest suburbs, police said Sunday. Many of the small businesses said they are now dealing with missing cash registers and costly ...

Sunday marked the end of the official nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis. Chicago-area Catholics spoke about his legacy and their hopes for a new pope as the papal conclave is set to begin this ...

Freddy Peralta pitched six sharp innings to help Milwaukee beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Sunday, with the Brewers' lineup ...