It's going to be an interesting, if not awkward, first day at training camp for Bulls draft pick Bobby Portis. Fans and media combed through the Arkansas power forward's Twitter history and found some disparaging tweets about new teammates Derrick ...

David Wright, the Elburn police officer accused of sexually assaulting a relative, faces an August arraignment after a Kane County grand jury indicted him on 33 counts.

Eight cruise ship passengers and their pilot died on a sightseeing excursion in Alaska when their small plane crashed in remote and rugged terrain.

Proposed changes to how teachers do their jobs and are evaluated led to a breakdown in talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school board, officials said Thursday.

Walt Disney World is banning selfie-sticks from its theme parks, citing safety concerns, a company spokeswoman said Friday morning.

As Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner remains locked in a stalemate with Democratic lawmakers over his pro-business, anti-union agenda, he's opened up a second front, battling the largest state employee union over a new contract.

College of DuPage officials are proposing changes that could chip away at the school's massive reserves in the coming year, including a tuition cut at what is now one of the state's most expensive community colleges.

In a 12-hour span beginning Tuesday afternoon, three people were killed, and at least 16 others were wounded -- including a 14-year-old girl -- in shootings across the city.

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.