Park Ridge 3rd Ward Ald. Robert Wilkening, a longtime resident who had been elected to the City Council just four months ago, died Aug. 4. He was 69.

Former President George W. Bush may once have been commander in chief, but that apparently didn't help him Wednesday when he showed up for jury duty at a Dallas courthouse.

An autopsy done Wednesday on the body of 66-year-old Willowbrook resident Gloria Godinez did not conclusively determine the cause of death, officials said.

A Cook County judge on Wednesday shot down an effort by a Chicago police commander charged with assaulting a suspect to bar key DNA evidence that appears to back up prosecutors' account of the incident.

The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for areas west of Chicago.

Donald Trump, widely believed to the be the wealthiest American ever to run for president, is nowhere among the ranks of the country's most generous citizens, according to an Associated Press review of his financial records and other government fil...

The College of DuPage needs to set aside at least $2.85 million in the coming year to cover legal fees associated with various criminal and internal investigations at school, according to a new budget analysis.

Jackie Yum, of Belmont Cragin, said she used to get high-fives and compliments about what a cool mom she is take her son to Lollapalooza.

Authorities on Sunday found the body of a 20-year-old Carol Stream woman who disappeared while swimming with two friends in Lake Michigan on Friday night.

Now there are two: Zimbabwe accused a gynecological oncologist from Pennsylvania on Sunday of illegally killing a lion in April, adding to the outcry over a Minnesota dentist the African government wants to extradite for killing a well-known lion n...