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Illinois is home to 42 of the safest hospitals in the country, according to a new a report from a national nonprofit healthcare ratings organization.

The father of a man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee last year has been charged with unlawful delivery of a firearm in Illinois, a prosecutor announced Thursday.

The man accused of killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House used to send his father text messages in which he punctuated everyday chitchat with delusional rants.

At least six people, including two children, were taken to the hospital after their van crashed into a fire truck on Chicago’s Southwest Side Monday morning.

The mentally unstable gunman suspected of opening fire at a Waffle House restaurant in the middle of the night was arrested not far from his apartment Monday after hiding from police for more than a day following the attack that killed four people, authorities said.

As police continued their search in force to find the man last seen walking away from the carnage of a deadly Waffle House shooting barefoot and shirtless, officials released new details hoping to piece together what happened before and after the horrific shooting.

An Illinois man has become a person of interest, police say, after four people were killed in a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee early Sunday.

An 11-year-old yodeling sensation from Illinois who went viral after his performance in a Walmart appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” show Tuesday.

Ed Sheeran to return to Chicago to play his biggest show yet

After a brazen carjacking turned deadly, the 88-year-old Korean War veteran and victim returned home with the help of Chicago police after a terrifying day.

Wednesday night the elderly victim of a carjacking returned home after a terrifying day. He was the central character in a story that began with a carjacking, lead to a police chase, and finally ended with a crash that killed one of the suspects. Patrick Fazio reports.

Two carjacking suspects are in critical condition after police say they crashed a stolen vehicle during a police chase.

A vehicle crashed into the Chicago Bulls’ practice facility across from the United Center Friday morning.

A vehicle crashed into the Chicago Bulls’ practice facility across from the United Center Friday morning. Mike Lorber in NBC Sky 5 reports.

Seven people were shot, one of them fatally, in a mass shooting late Tuesday night just blocks from the Chicago Police Department’s headquarters.

Seven people were shot near Chicago Police Headquarters on Tuesday night, and one victim was killed. Now, the remaining six victims are recovering in area hospitals.

Kristin Cavallari knows her marriage to Jay Cutler isn’t perfect, and that’s OK.

A cab driver was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being shot during a pickup on Chicago’s West Side.

A cab driver was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being shot during a pickup on Chicago’s West Side. Lauren Petty reports.

A day after they stayed away from the ice, the Blackhawks returned to it Wednesday afternoon as they prepared for a crucial Game 4 against the Predators.