A car fire shut down the Stony Island Avenue feeder ramp to the Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) on Chicago's South Side. Illinois ...

Officials from Chicago and Illinois are sounding the alarm as the U.S. Department of Education plans to lay off about half of ...

Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.

In its survey of unfilled positions, the state board found that Illinois had 1,877 more classroom teachers in the 2023-24 ...

Chicago’s city council approved a $280,000 settlement to a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the city and its police officers.

For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insisted that extending the landfill was the best option. But after a lengthy ...

The downtown facility aims to meet the “unprecedented demand” for Real IDs while easing strain on DMV operations, according ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is a severe weather threat for St. Patrick's Day weekend in Chicago. The area is under a Level 2 risk of severe weather from 9 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday from a line of ...

Ky Larkin, 14, beat germinoma brain cancer, and wrote a story with her siblings about a battle against a serious opponent.

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers.

Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and ...

Under proposed legislation, Illinois would explore the viability of reducing reliance on the state's gas tax by putting in ...