A six-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn’t let go after the boy reached into a touch tank ...

Animal control officers rescued a total of 26 dogs from a property in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city's Southwest ...

The fitness test, given to school children, began in 1956 but was phased out in 2013 during the Obama administration.

Back-to-school shopping is near, and while Illinois has previously held a sales tax holiday to help parents purchasing ...

Two men were injured in a shooting on Friday afternoon in the Avondale neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side, police ...

A Chicago Public Schools teacher and Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra employee was charged Friday with receiving and ...

After decades of waiting and hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations, Wrigley Field will host the 2027 MLB All-Star ...

Smoke has continued to cloud Illinois' air for a second straight day, but the poor air quality isn't because of a fire in the ...

Could part of Lake Shore Drive be moved underground? That's what a new proposal suggests as Chicago considers plans to ...

A suspect is in custody after an active vehicle pursuit in the south suburbs Thursday night, according to officials.

A hazmat situation prompted a large response from police, fire officials, SWAT and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms ...

Starbucks will phase out nearly 100 of stores across the country including as many as 11 in Illinois as part of a plan to ...