Four years after the state called for a network of domestic violence review panels, only seven counties have joined ...

The Cook County Creative Placemaking program will award grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to suburban-based nonprofit ...

“Shall the board of (the county) correspond with the boards of other counties of Illinois, outside of Cook County, about the ...

The Chicago native first became known as a member of the Impressions with church pal Curtis Mayfield, and he soon forged out as a solo hitmaker.

Voters in numerous Chicago-area communities headed to the polls on Tuesday night, delivering decisive results in communities ...

Illinois is giving municipalities the ability to reinstitute the 1% grocery tax locally starting in January, when the state ...

Dolton, Illinois Village Trustee Jason House declared victory Tuesday night after trouncing embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard ...

Numerous communities are holding primary elections Tuesday, with some of the biggest cities in the state heading to the polls ...

Train No. 1244 will also not operate temporarily. On Monday evening, a train also struck a pedestrian in the same area. Monday's crash was near Gilbert Avenue, and a Metra spokesperson said that ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and challenger John Laesch will face off in the April election. One of the five candidates needed 50% of the vote to win the primary outright ...

In Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois, five people — including incumbent Richard Irvin — were running to be mayor. The top two vote-getters will face a runoff round — Irvin, and Navy veteran ...

A bill that could see nearly three dozen Illinois counties secede is one step closer to passing after it was approved in Indiana's House of Representatives on Thursday.