The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...

For the next three days, several of the top boys basketball programs in Illinois are determined to cap its season with a ...

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

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

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 ...

Illinois Math and Science Academy senior Jordan Henry and Illinois State Rep. Anna Moeller worked together to draft the legislation. Both joined WGN’s Evening News at 6 p.m. Wednesday to further ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A REAL ID Supercenter officially opened in Chicago on Wednesday. There was a long line nearly down the entire block as people waited for doors to open at 7:30 a.m. The supercenter is ...

States should stop requiring health providers to file reports on every abortion because the information poses a risk to both ...

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.

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

Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, ...

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