A 16-year-old boy was charged with trying to kill a cop after the teen allegedly fired at a police officer in the Uptown neighborhood Sunday afternoon, officials said Monday.

A Lake County man pleaded guilty to child pornography possession Monday and was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

MillerCoors is putting the spotlight on itself, rather than its beers, as the conglomerate aims to remind residents in certain markets about their hometown suds and local impact.

Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan plans to retire after next season, looking to pass the torch after molding the Badgers into a national power during his 14 seasons in Madison.

After a fourth recent incident in which anti-Semitic or racist graffiti was found on the grounds of a Northwestern University building in Evanston, the FBI has been asked to help investigate what authorities are calling a hate crime, school officia...

Bristol Palin's "giddy a-holes" comment was spot-on.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is rejecting Gov. Bruce Rauner's offer to advance $450 million in state funds to help Chicago Public Schools make a $634 million pension payment.

Of course, the weather was perfect. Abundant sunshine, 70 degrees and a soft breeze that gently carried the smell of hot cheese across the patio.

Kirk Hinrich will return to the Bulls for Fred Hoiberg's first season.

A Zion gun store might lose its Federal Firearms License with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in connection with allegations that 1st Class Firearms owner Craig Bricco has failed to address clerical errors in firearm purchas...