A 21-year-old Melrose Park man faces charges alleging he broke into a Huntley home Friday night planning to lie in wait and murder its owner. Juan A. Dela Cruz Lopez, of the 100 block of North 23rd ...

Controversial legislation to curb “excessive” auto and home insurance premiums and empower state authorities to review and approve rates is pending in the state Senate after clearing the House.

With the spring migration of American white pelicans in full swing across the region, a celebration of these enormous, large-billed visitors is about to launch in Fox Lake. Another edition of ...

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday night when he was struck by two vehicles while crossing a road in Gurnee, police said. The 54-year-old Gurnee man was crossing Grand Avenue ...

A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday in an unincorporated area near Glenview, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office. Sheriff’s officers responded to a call about a possible ...

To spur redevelopment of a vacant historic building that once housed the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce and a dairy plant, city officials are considering a $30,000 grant to help bring retail ...

Huntley firefighters worked quickly Saturday to stop flames from a burning outbuilding on a residential lot from spreading to two nearby structures, officials reported. According to Huntley Fire ...

A 15-year-old Huntley girl who went missing from home late Friday or early Saturday has returned safely, police reported early Sunday. Emilia Rechsteiner had last been seen at 11 p.m. Friday, police ...

A Glendale Heights man who authorities say led police on a high-speed chase while driving a moped has been ordered jailed pending trial. Dillon Burgett, 34, of the 1100 block of Harbor Court, is ...

Cedric Coward scored 24 points, including a pair of free throws with 6.5 seconds left, and had nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Bulls 125-124 on Saturday ...

On any given day at nature-based institutions, wide-eyed children experience animals and plants in new ways. Picture a child, their gaze directly catching the eyes of a majestic gorilla or beluga ...

Forty years ago, if you wanted to sound smarter than your stupid buddies, you looked thoughtfully at the football game on the TV over the bar, and you got a profound beer-related look in your eye.