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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...