DECATUR – Ahead of Independence Day, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the brother and granddaughter of a World War II veteran who earned it while ...

Four people were killed and 14 were wounded in a mass drive-by shooting late Wednesday night outside a nightclub in River North, with witnesses describing and cell phone video capturing the chaotic… ...

Four people were killed and 14 others were hurt after a drive-by shooting in Chicago, authorities said Thursday.

DECATUR – Ahead of Independence Day, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the brother and granddaughter of a World War II veteran who earned it while fighting to ...

DECATUR, Ill (WICS) — In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the family of Army Private John L.

Illinois students don't have to worry about a statewide school cellphone ban for now. Lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have required school boards to create their own cellphone ...

A man was found in the Illinois River near Pekin, Illinois, and his body was recovered by the Pekin Fire Department, with the investigation into the circumstances of his death ongoing.

Man charged for obtaining dead father's benefits A suburban Chicago man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits in the name of his deceased father. Richard Young, Jr., 61 ...

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (WTVO / WGN) — Chester Weger, the man convicted of killing one of three women found dead at Starved Rock State Park in 1960, has died at the age of 86.

Chester Weger was convicted in the 1960 slayings of Lillian Oetting, Frances Murphy and Mildred Lindquist. The women were hiking together at a state park in northern Illinois.