River Forest police officers responding to assist a fire department call Sunday morning were "ambushed" by an armed gunman in the 100 block of Lathrop Avenue, police said.

Former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer, fired in December after the team's disastrous season, was arrested in Florida early Sunday morning on misdemeanor battery charges.

Dillan Harris just started to learn how to walk about a week ago.

A police officer is dead after suffering a head injury in a fall while trying to capture three teenage robbery suspects.

When Donald Jones Anspauch Jr. first started fighting for gay rights in the 1980s, there was an urgent, unifying cause for activists: AIDS.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is pointing to precedent - a federal decision to aid Los Angeles after the riots of 1992 - as he appeals the Obama administration's decision to deny $19 million in assistance for Baltimore this year.

Sewn onto the inside of the 7-year-old's casket was a vibrant painting of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, each turtle braced in "attack" position, as if they'd been sworn to protect and watch over the boy below.

Equal pay for equal work. Sounds like a no-brainer, right?

After years of financial struggles, the nation's airlines are now collecting hefty profits thanks in part to industrywide efforts to squeeze more seats into the economy section of most planes.

Outside the United Center on Thursday, the Bulls displayed electronic signage for Jimmy Butler, who signed a five-year deal that could be worth $95 million should Butler pick up the fifth-year player option.