A suspect in a homicide investigation was apprehended after a brief shelter-in-place order near a Wheeling school.
A mostly empty and underutilized courtyard at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein has been transformed into a serene oasis where students can reflect and learn.
A communication tower fell onto a ComEd transmission line in the Carol Stream area Friday morning, causing power outages.
A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while his appeal of both his corruption convictions and 7 ½ year sentence play out.
James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday.
Mundelein Mayor Robin Meier this week quashed any hopes officials with two local school districts may have of receiving more cash from the company behind the proposed Ivanhoe Village development.
A 31-year-old Cicero man was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated fleeing and eluding police, after a road rage incident and high-speed chase through DuPage County.
Lottie, an integrated milk snake at the Anderson Human Wildlife Center in Elburn, will serve as an ambassador to help individuals overcome their fear of snakes while educating them about the crucial role snakes play in the environment.