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A common item in your lunch tote may be among more than 8 million recalled for safety concerns; cuddly teddy bears pose an injury hazard.
A Maywood man was identified as the accomplice who took part in a brutal armed robbery with a suspect charged with killing a police officer.
Rock Run Collection at I-55 and I-80 continues to flourish. Hollywood Casino Joliet is the anchor and now there's The View apartment units.
Two people were injured after a Walmart roof caught fire, and a closed business still has hopes for the future: IL business news.
Evanston police arrested a man in connection to a shooting that injured one man last week.
The EPCHS baseball and softball teams have invited the special education students from AERO to play an exhibition game Wednesday, May 6.
The school is using a new way to get the word to parents, the principal said.
Over the course of his 40-year career, platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated singer and actor Chris Isaak has performed to sold-out crowds.
Will County Judge Chrystel Gavlin ordered the release of Donshea Merrick following his Joliet police arrest on two domestic battery crimes.
The man died Thursday afternoon in a construction accident, according to Evanston police.
The Trump Administration announced last month a flight cap this summer on all airlines at the Chicago airport due to "endless" delays.
The feds are looking at "sexual orientation and gender ideology." They did not define the term.
The Evanston Fire Department said the four promotions reflect experience, service and public safety work.
The board's "deeply unhappy" foes have "axes to grind," a board member said. Members debated the community's feedback.
Reilly's Daughter will sell T-shirts honoring fallen CPD Officer John Bartholomew starting Friday, May 1. Proceeds will go to his family.
New details emerge in cop-killing case, as repeat felon accused of shooting two Chicago police officers is ordered detained.
A man operating equipment atop a building at Northwestern University fell four stories and was pronounced dead.
Yes, the rains came, but Thursday was an incredible day for the city of Joliet as the Joliet Slammers played at the Old Joliet Prison.
The former superintendent called a top executive "da man" and "the boss."
No criminal charges have been filed yet, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.
The Village of Wilmette has created a survey to better understand the community's housing needs.