After years of planning and millions in renovations, the meticulously restored, revived and repurposed former Carnegie library in downtown Waukegan is opening to the public in a new role.

Patton Feichter, a longtime Elk Grove Village trustee and educator, has died at 80. He is remembered for his decades of civic leadership and efforts promoting cross-cultural understanding.

Public health officials announced the first two confirmed cases of measles in Cook County this year.

A man has been accused of fleeing Oak Brook police in a chase that reached 130 mph.

Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield's most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform.

TSA offers tips at OHare about approaching REAL ID enforcement deadline for domestic flights.

The Westin Chicago Northwest hotel in Itasca has partnered with Over The Edge to offer thrill seekers the chance to rappel down its 12-story building while taking in views of surrounding suburbs.

Vctor Gmez, a bilingual chemistry teacher in Leyden High School District 212, has been named the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year.

Des Plaines police confirmed Wednesday they are searching a home in connection with an ongoing investigation into an old case, but denied reports they're looking for a body.

Kane County authorities said they wont charge a 79-year-old Elgin resident who shot an intruder on his home on the 800 block of Carr Street Sunday morning, setting off a SWAT response.

The Side Lot in Wauconda is offering personalized pairing dinners hosted by owner Phil Costello, who creates the menu and then prepares the unique custom dishes and drinks himself for parties of two or more.

A center of arts and nature, nestled in the woods of the expansive Ryerson Conservation Area near Riverwoods, is celebrating a historic gift that will improve facilities and expand programming for Lake County and Chicago-area residents.

Columnist Jim ODonnell analyzes the upcoming Kentucky Derby.

Fox River Groves iconic Bettendorf Castle has canceled all events indefinitely after the village rescinded its special use permit.

Heres the lowdown on what Route 53 work between Lake-Cook Road and Route 62 means for your commute.

Harper College and other community colleges are lobbying legislators for the right to offer four-year bachelors degrees in select fields, but the proposal faces opposition from universities who fear duplication of efforts.

SPRINGFIELD -- Advocates for after-school programs that provide tutoring, recreation and other services made their case again Tuesday for a $50 million state appropriation to restore programs in some schools where funding has run out and to expand them into more schools.

Illinois Avenue in downtown St. Charles could be easier to cross later this year as the city gets ready to approve construction contracts for a new crosswalk near the river.

The new owner of the abruptly closed Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook hotel in Prospect Heights has already made an informal proposal to the city to convert the 318-room building into a senior-living facility, city officials said.

One person was rescued in a house fire Monday morning in Aurora.

Barrington trustees Monday put the final touches on a redevelopment agreement for a mixed-use project on Hough Street between the Union Pacific and Canadian National Railway tracks.

The Cook County Sheriffs Office is asking for the publics help in locating a missing Arlington Heights-area teen.

The father of Marin Lacson, the 17-year-old Barrington High School student fatally struck by a Metra train early last year, confronted Barrington trustees Monday about the slow progress installing pedestrian safety gates at the crossing where she was killed.

While attending Fremd High School, Jack Schumacher never dreamed of becoming an actor. Yet today, Schumacher is basking in the success of Netflixs Ransom Canyon, a Western romance that features him as the enigmatic Yancy Grey.

Highland Park city officials are moving forward with the recommendation of two sites for a permanent memorial to the victims of the July 4, 2022, parade mass shooting.