Chicago-area rents are climbing faster than the national average, according to an Apartments.com report released earlier this month that shows the average one-bedroom is 23.5% more expensive than the national average.

East Aurora School District 131 board member Annette Johnson is facing federal charges alleging she devised a fraud scheme involving a $2.7 million air purifier purchase for the school district, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneiders Republican challenger for the 10th District seat hasnt done much to build support ahead of Election Day.

A Downers Grove man awaiting trial on charges he threatened to kill a police officer following a 2023 driving under the influence arrest is back behind bars facing new allegations of doing the same over the weekend.

Providence is the only ranked team that needed to come through with an opening-round win in the expanded IHSA playoffs.

Early voting totals in suburban Cook County are running more than 30% ahead of the pace set in the 2022 midterm elections, the county clerks office reported Wednesday.

Nisi Greek Grill, which recently opened in the Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District in Rosemont, is bringing a modern and refined take on Greek cuisine to the suburbs. In Greek culture, sitting down for a meal takes three hours. Id love for that to come back, Forte Hospitality founder and CEO Kosti Demos says.

Two months after welcoming students back, Illinois Park Elementary School in Elgin unveiled its new 6,500-square-foot multipurposeroom with a celebratory ribbon cutting Tuesday.

Palatine police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning.

Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend his record, tout his accomplishments and call for his replacement to pick up the baton on several unresolved reforms.

Barrington village board members this week approved a 12-unit townhouse development on vacant land at the southwest corner of Taylor and 20th streets, near Northwest Highway.

Elliott Bercks first Halloween decorations for his Naperville home only featured blinking lights. Now, six years later, the 18-year-old controls an elaborate display with talking pumpkins singing along to music, all from the comfort of his dorm room at the University of Cincinnati.

West Chicago beat Prosser on Saturday in the Class 7A opening round, ending a long drought without a playoff victory that dates back to the 1974 state championship team.

Limited in carries to date, Fremd senior running back Jayden Faulkner is ready to release his pent-up energy.

Candidates for Illinois General Assembly seats in districts surrounding the Chicago Bears potential Arlington Heights stadium site have mixed views on proposed legislation to facilitate the teams move.

DuPage County board member Brian Krajewski wants to be mayor of Downers Grove again.

The Naperville mayoral race is going to be a rematch of 2023. And an Aurora alderman with 41 years on the job wants another term.

The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 school board Monday approved a contract for an interim superintendent but faced pushback on why her predecessor was released after 15 months.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville and Republican challenger Jeff Walter of Elburn both believe health care costs are too high but their solutions are different.

A reported robbery on a BNSF Railway freight train in Chicago delayed hundreds of Metra commuters Tuesday morning.