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Police in suburban Aurora say they shot a person after they reportedly lunged at officers with a knife during an armed confrontation Sunday afternoon.

Above normal temps much of the week.

One person has died and at least 14 others have been injured in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police say.

An armed robbery crew is connected to at least 15 robberies in the last month, brandishing rifles and stealing victims’ phones, cash and cars in a wide-ranging crime spree.  

A fire that tore through a Washington Heights restaurant overnight was determined to be an act of arson, according to law enforcement officials.

A person was dead after a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday night, according to Illinois State Police.

As sunsets are finally happening after 5 p.m. and the halfway point of meteorological winter behind the Chicago area, it won’t be much longer until clocks “spring forward” for the start of daylight saving time.

Bears GM Ryan Poles values the Senior Bowl, so here are five players who may have caught his eye ahead of the 2023 NFL draft.

Police say a western Illinois couple died at a hospital hours after a sheriff’s deputy pulled them from a farm pond following an apparent ice fishing accident. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says 52-year-old Sean D. Chaney, and his 50-year-old wife, Dawn A. Chaney, died Saturday night at a West Burlington, Iowa, hospital following several hour...

As the Powerball jackpot grows to $747 million after nobody won the jackpot in Saturday night’s drawing, smaller prizes were still won by those who came remarkably close to matching all five numbers and the Powerball.

A man was dead after a fire early Sunday in Chicago Lawn on the South Side.

The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million after no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night’s drawing.

One person was killed and another was injured in a wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Sunday morning, according to police.