John Deere will open a distribution center near Hebron and a $70M excavator plant in Kernersville, creating roughly 300 jobs and shifting excavator production from Japan to the U.S.

Chicago police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a Roseland home; officials have released few details as detectives work the scene.

Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino is being reassigned from Minneapolis to California without a reduction in rank, amidst a decrease in federal agents in the city and ongoing tensions following shootings involving Homeland Security officers.

During the Illinois Senate debate, Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton criticized opponents Krishnamoorthi and Kelly for their records, sparking heated exchanges on ICE and PAC money.

A DuPage County judge gave Joshua Crye a nine-year prison term after a 2023 drunk-driving crash on Eola Road that killed teacher Nicole Dickerson. Prosecutors called the crash preventable.

A 7-year-old Hammond girl, identified as Kay'Lee Hawkins, was struck and killed on Wallace Road, the Lake County coroner said.

A Cook County judge vacated Antonio Porter's 2003 murder conviction in the 2002 killing of Laymond Harrison and ordered his release on electronic monitoring while prosecutors weigh a retrial.

A Civic Federation baseline finds Illinois’ new Department of Early Childhood inherits severe provider shortages, workforce pay gaps and funding complexity that could slow reform.

A Cook County jury convicted Melody Townsend of child endangerment and concealing a homicide in the 2017 death of her infant daughter, whose body was found in a burned Markham home.

Chicago Police issued an alert for a missing 11-year-old girl, Samantha Hernandez; last seen on January 26 wearing a black sweatshirt and pajama pants.

A licensed concealed‑carry holder shot one of two suspects during an attempted robbery early Tuesday on Chicago’s Northwest Side; two suspects were arrested.

A fire in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood injured two and forced rescues, with the cause still unknown. Firefighters provided warming buses for affected residents.

A Metra Milwaukee District West train struck a vehicle near Bartlett Monday, halting inbound and outbound service and triggering extensive commuter delays.