A mid-level supervisor for a ring of Chinese prostitutes told a federal jury Monday she was initially fond of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Luis Uribe when he started paying her for sex and that their relationship was comfortable enough that she asked him for help with immigration issues.

Kevin Schmit: This edition of the High Five honors the areas top prep football performances of Week 4.

Rosemonts Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is undergoing significant changes with two new restaurants in development, while the Sugar Factory site remains in legal limbo.

An emerging program designed to give first responders an aerial edge by using drones launched remotely is being readied for debut in Libertyville and other agencies in Lake and Cook counties.

Six years after the death of her son, who lived for 22 years with a rare inherited neurological disorder, Buffalo Grove resident Ilyce Randell is helping make her communitys parks more accessible to families affected by disabilities and rare diseases.

Big Bertha? Dolly Dolostone? You could be the one name a giant boulder excavated at OHare, heres details.

DuPage County officials are celebrating the removal of Kress Creek and a stretch of the West Branch of the DuPage River from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Superfund sites.

Bartlett officials will begin reducing their current commitment to Flock automatic license plate readers Tuesday by doing nothing at all.

A Colorado man who police say gave candy containing a hallucinogen to an unwitting taxi driver during a ride was arrested late Sunday in Des Plaines.

One person was killed and four others injured when a police SUV responding to a call collided with another vehicle Sunday afternoon, causing a four-vehicle pileup in Spring Grove, authorities said Monday.

Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $385 million to resolve a federal investigation and lawsuit, as well as lawsuits filed by states, related to allegations over the safety of its powdered infant formulas.

In reportedly the largest Chicago-area retail deal in a decade, Skokies Village Crossing has sold for a record-setting $122 million, a spokesperson for Fairbourne Properties, LLC, the shopping centers buyer, confirmed to Pioneer Press.

Union Pacific, in tandem with its $85 billion takeover bid for Norfolk Southern, has agreed to start running more trains over Canadian Nationals suburban Chicago network. At the outset, this will include rerouting some trains now running through inner-city Chicago.

Rivals prep football expert Edgy Tim OHalloran presents his list of the areas midseason prep football player of the year candidates

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bears coach Ben Johnson said last month that winning the Super Bowl isn't enough for him. He wants to have the highest-scoring offense in NFL history.

Palatine celebrated all the differences that bring its community together on Sunday at the second annual Festival of Cultures.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Caleb Williams threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 65 yards and two more scores as the Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers 59-37 on Sunday in the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history.

Judy Markey, legendary radio host of WGN's "Kathy and Judy Show" and accomplished writer, has died at 82.

Automated license plate readers increasingly synonymous with Flock, though there are other brands on the market photograph the license plates and other identifiers of passing vehicles. Police officers are then able to search and share the data for investigations. But a growing number of cops throughout the Chicago area and across the country have been ...

As rush-hour traffic surged nearby on Roosevelt Road, Mehret Asgedom remembered the many faces she had seen dodging cars to reach a mall on the other side of the busy Wheaton corridor.

A Des Plaines man was killed Saturday night when the motorcycle he was driving collided with an SUV in Mount Prospect.

Batavia aldermen will discuss Tuesday whether to turn the site of the former Shumway Foundry into a parking lot that would alleviate a shortage of spaces in the southern part of downtown.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Sunday he will seek a second term, ending speculation over his plans by making a forceful argument that he deserves four more years in City Hall to try to entrench his progressive agenda.

In its first year of operations, DuPage Countys Crisis Recovery Center has completed more than 2,200 onsite assessments, providing mental health and addiction recovery services to thousands of residents and easing the strain on area emergency rooms.

CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois went into its game against Duke on Saturday at Gies Memorial Stadium with questions about its tackling.