If you’re planning to head to the polls on Election Day Tuesday, there are some things you might want to know first as you prepare to cast your vote in this historic primary election. A slew of ...

Officials say several tornadoes have torn through parts of Illinois and Indiana, downing trees and power lines in an area south of Chicago and overwhelming the 911 center with emergency calls.

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay transparency ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago area is expected to see more snow Tuesday into Wednesday, followed by a blast of frigid weather. There is a Winter Weather Advisory for Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, DeKalb ...

Illinois is losing its last Saks Fifth Avenue store amid widespread closures by its parent company. See the full list of closing locations.

Early voting for the 2026 Illinois primary expanded an additional 55 locations in Cook County Monday and opened across all 50 Chicago wards.

With local property taxes rising, Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste takes news that most voters now consider housing affordability to be a greater concern than crime ...

With the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago escalating, so are the city’s—and state’s—efforts to push back against them. Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday ordered the ...

Chicago is one of five cities in the running to hold the 2028 Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Committee announced on Monday that Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Denver and ...

An opening date is set for Obama's presidential center in Chicago, Illinois The Illinois House committee meeting that was scheduled for Thursday to discuss funding a new stadium for the Chicago Bears ...