A six-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn’t let go after the boy reached into a touch tank ...

Animal control officers rescued a total of 26 dogs from a property in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city's Southwest ...

Back-to-school shopping is near, and while Illinois has previously held a sales tax holiday to help parents purchasing ...

Two men were injured in a shooting on Friday afternoon in the Avondale neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side, police ...

The fitness test, given to school children, began in 1956 but was phased out in 2013 during the Obama administration.

A shooting at a Montana bar left four dead Friday, prompting a lockdown in a neighborhood several miles away as authorities ...

After decades of waiting and hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations, Wrigley Field will host the 2027 MLB All-Star ...

A Chicago Public Schools teacher and Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra employee was charged Friday with receiving and ...

Could part of Lake Shore Drive be moved underground? That's what a new proposal suggests as Chicago considers plans to ...

Smoke has continued to cloud Illinois' air for a second straight day, but the poor air quality isn't because of a fire in the ...

A suspect is in custody after an active vehicle pursuit in the south suburbs Thursday night, according to officials.

A hazmat situation prompted a large response from police, fire officials, SWAT and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms ...