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Illinois coach Brad Underwood has looked all over the map for players. The result has Illinois one win away from advancing beyond the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend for a second straight year. The sixth-seeded Fighting Illini (22-12) face No. 3 seed Kentucky (23-11) on Sunday for a spot in the Midwest Region semifinals. Illinois has gotten this ...

The race kicks off officially at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, but road closures in the area are already underway

Chicago police are investigating after a man was found shot to death inside a burning home on the city’s South Side.

A 40-year-old man has been ordered detained pretrial after he allegedly fatally stabbed his ex-partner and severely injured two children. According to authorities, Marcus Bausley is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery to a child, and w...

A man was found dead near Chicago’s Montrose Beach on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

The Chicago Bears bolstered both their offensive and defensive lines in free agency, but could that enable them to take a big swing in the NFL Draft?

Chicago police officers responding to a call of a fire inside an East Hyde Park residence found a man shot to death inside, officials said.

A handwritten letter from her son is a beacon of light during a painful, dark, time for Debbie Lofdahl of Joliet. “He was the life of the party. He was just having a good old time. He was a throwback from the 50s,” she said. “My dad and mom helped me raise the kids and, so they were always with…

A community hospital in suburban Waukegan announced it is making changes to hours of operations for patients receiving specialized heart care and treatment in Lake County.

The Supreme Court sided Friday with former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, who argued the law used to convict him of making false statements to bank regulators was misinterpreted and applied by an appellate court, and could only be applied to statements that are “false” and not those that are “misleading.”

A 73-year-old man died Friday afternoon after his boat capsized in Lake Michigan near East Chicago, Indiana, officials said. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded just after 1:30 p.m. for reports of an overturned boat near the East Chicago steel mill in Lake Michigan. Authorities said there were two men inside the ...

An important investigation into infant formula: Exclusive new testing by Consumer Reports highlights safer formulas while also identifying some that contain potentially harmful levels of heavy metals, including lead and arsenic. Here’s what parents need to know to make the best choice for their baby. About 1 in 5 newborns in the U.S. rely solely on...

Family members shouted as a man accused of killing a young mother and stabbing her two children in a spree that spanned multiple locations in Chicago last month appeared in court.