A crash partially shut down Illinois Route 53 on Wednesday afternoon, Illinois State Police said.The crash happened in the southbound lanes of IL-53 near Palatine Road in Arlington Heights, ISP ...

Even though the Chicago Sky are now on a five-game losing streak, their latest defeat was actually their most competitive effort in that span. The 2021 WNBA Cha ...

Transit agency officials in Chicagoland met this week and formally began the process of planning for next year's budget, ...

Governor bans school fines. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that bans schools from issuing fines or citations to students for breaking school rules or committing municip ...

The Naperville City Council reversed course Tuesday on how it would replace the lost income from the soon-to-be-defunct state grocery tax, abandoning plans to increase the city’s home rule ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A 101-year-old northern Illinois resident, Fern Shore, leaves a legacy gift for Hope for Haitians. Shore, one of the first supporters of Hope for Haitians, died in 2024 and ...

Large data centers working on artificial intelligence and other applications across the Midwest threaten to drain water supplies, a Great Lakes advocacy group warns.

A top-10 upset? The top quarterback in one category under Kirk Ferentz? A Big Ten record by another Hawkeye? Here are our six (very) bold predictions.

Freshmen at Marquette University are moving into dorms, marking the start of their college journey with a mix of emotions and anticipation.

If demand is high enough, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said they hope to open an emissions testing kiosk at the location.

Despite division among CPS school board members over a balanced budget to close a $734 million gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he is confident the budget will pass before a looming deadline.

SPRINGFIELD, IL In an effort to forge relationships and increase export sales of agricultural products, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) wil ...