No one was injured in a balcony fire late Friday that left a Wheaton apartment building uninhabitable.

The Illinois secretary of states office is pushing back at U.S. Department of Transportation allegations over who got commercial drivers licenses.

A man has been accused of killing his wife, who had an order of protection against him, in DuPage County.

DuPage County Board members will vote Tuesday on a proposal to provide $2.5 million to the nonprofit Loaves & Fishes in support of an expansion of its food distribution hub.

Though Schaumburgs 52-year-old Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center was demolished last spring, trustees Tuesday will discuss naming the entire campus after the villages influential second mayor.

Elgin police officer Jason Lentz has been fired over social media posts he made last fall about immigration enforcement.

A live and online auction March 28 will liquidate movie memorabilia, decor, fixtures and more at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, as owner Dana Pobanz seeks to update the 10-theater complex.

The Kane County states attorneys office received nine complaints related to Election Day behavior, including reported electioneering near polling places.

A write-in campaign in the Republican primary to represent District 17 on the Lake County Board has fallen short, according to unofficial results.

James Jimmy Gracey, a college student from Elmhurst who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the victim of an accident, Spanish regional police said Friday.

Kevin Schmit: Its arriving too late for Benets 2025-26 boys team, but were finally embarking upon the shot clock era in IHSA basketball.

Margaret Croke is the Democratic nominee for comptroller after state Sen. Karina Villa, her closest competitor in the four-way race, conceded late Thursday.

Make plans for the final weekend of Dear Evan Hansen at the Paramount Theatre, the Lake County RV Outlet Show, Carlos Mencia at the Chicago Improv, Chicago Tattoo Arts Festival and more.

Palatine residents will see expanded recycling and composting options under a new eight-year solid waste contract with Groot Industries.

Since opening as Marriotts Great America in 1976, millions of visitors over generations have seen the theme park east of Interstate 94 and south of Grand Avenue in Gurnee evolve and expand.

Chicago state Rep. Margaret Croke was declared the winner in the Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller, according to the Associated Press.

Freshman forward David Mirkovic erupted for 29 points and 17 rebounds as No. 3 seed Illinois rolled past Penn in the first-round NCAA Tournament game Thursday.

Voter turnout Tuesday was greater than 2022s midterm primary in suburban Cook, DuPage and Kane counties, but lower than four years ago in Lake, McHenry and Will counties.

Naperville City Council members and some neighbors are largely receptive to the prospect of new homes on a vacant property at the north end of town, a far cry from the controversy over a data center plan for the same site.

Schaumburg High Schools St. Baldricks celebration on St. Patricks Day Tuesday raised the spirits of the school community as well as $82,480 to battle childhood cancers.

The new Hollywood Aurora Casino plans to open in June, its owners announced Thursday.

Authorities have charged a second man in connection with an October drive-by shooting that killed a 19-year-old man in Ingleside.

Police in Spain searched Thursday for a college student from Elmhurst was reported missing earlier this week after a night out with friends.

A state-endangered bird of prey got a second chance at life after the McHenry County Conservation District stepped in to help him recover from a concussion.

Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board.