A Chicago-area police chief who assaulted a man for filming inside a police station has broken his silence after disturbing ...

Advocates estimate 1.7 million Illinoisans with past convictions stand to benefit from “Clean Slate” bill that would ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said five armed robberies early Wednesday morning were part of a string of robberies over the last month. A woman said three armed suspects held her at gunpoint in ...

Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders must fortify at all costs, especially in this moment.

More colleges are looking at emergency housing solutions, including have students sleeping in alumni’s homes, napping pods, Airbnbs and even an assisted living facility.

The police promotions system allows officers' disciplinary records to be ignored, and, despite years of. reform efforts, ...

The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens ...

A federal trial was set to begin Monday to decide if Chicago police officers violated a man's civil rights when they shot him ...

The case has ties to several others that rocked the suburbs in recent years, including a case against the late Cook County ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he plans to respond to the federal government's directive to improve safety on the ...

A woman was set on fire during an argument with a man on a Chicago train Monday night, police said. The 26-year-old victim was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train when she got into an argument ...

The 26-year-old victim is in critical condition, police said. A man set a woman on fire while on a Chicago L train on Monday following a "verbal altercation," leaving her in critical condition, ...