Hundreds of searchers spurred on by fresh evidence methodically combed through heavy woods in far northern New York on Tuesday hoping to finally close in on two elusive murderers who escaped from a maximum-security prison more than two weeks ago.

After playing a role in three pennant races with three teams, Jason Hammel wasn't about to get too far ahead of himself in assessing the Chicago Cubs' playoff aspirations.

After a 10-hour hearing, Tom Brady now must wait to find out if his appeal of a four-game suspension carried any weight with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Communities to the far west and far south of the Chicago area are just beginning to clean up and dry out from Monday night's onslaught of severe weather and flooding rains, but another storm system threatens to wallop the area Wednesday night and T...

A powerful summer storm that included at least nine tornadoes tore through north-central Illinois late Monday, injuring at least a dozen people.

Multi-tasking Cubs fan Keith Hartley managed to snag a foul ball while bottle-feeding his infant son during the second inning of Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field.