Each county in Illinois also has a sheriff. The sheriff is an elected position, and sheriffs serve a four-year term. Cook ...

The nearly $80 million verdict is the highest reported Illinois verdict for a police pursuit crash, according to the firm.

News from around the Southland includes items from Richton Park, Park Forest, Olympia Fields, Tinley Park, Mount Greenwood ...

Now, almost three decades after his arrest, a judge will decide whether to release Robert Johnson later this month.

A man from Illinois faces charges for vehicular hijacking and aggravated battery following his February 10 arrest by the ...

The University of Chicago, despite its free speech reputation, has laid the groundwork for the president's threats against ...

Jamia Taylor, a 29-year-old mother of six, was fatally shot in Chicago's South Shore and later pronounced dead at the ...

Duggan was provided three candidates to choose from, including current interim chief Todd Bettison and two other men who have ...

Six people were shot in separate incidents between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning across Chicago.

A teenage boy is hospitalized after being gunned down in an alley Saturday afternoon on Chicago's South Side, authorities said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two women were wounded in a shooting on the South Side Friday morning, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 4:45 a.m. 900-block of East 45th Street.

Just one month into the year, the city already has run through well over half of the $82 million that Mayor Brandon Johnson set aside for 2025 to cover police misconduct settlements and judgments. And ...