The $545,985 deal adds land to the historic grove identified with Sugar Grove's name in 1834.

A fired Illinois benefits worker and an alleged accomplice face dozens of wire fraud counts after padding wage records for hundreds of applicants.

A rooftop koi pond mural is part of a welcome in Chicago, amid broader ambitions to make downtown a cultural destination.

Smells Like Nirvana skips the backing tracks for a raw, all-ages night in downtown Aurora, with Dead Original performing original music.

Peter Chung left his Sierra Club job this month to brew makgeolli full time at Yido on the Near West Side.

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors logged the mass casualties as a city ordinance on bird-safe glass sits stalled in committee.

Christopher Holman pistol-whipped a Woodstock woman and called her with a death threat as police investigated, officials say.

A Metra Electric train stopped near Stony Island after striking a pedestrian, with South Chicago service left running on extensive delays.

Shoppers at Northwestern Medicine Field said the debut show should become a Geneva tradition, with proceeds aiding Living Well Cancer Resources.

Chicago's Monday starts sunny, and the forecast keeps the good weather rolling through the weekend.

Lisa Santos is bringing back the grown-up Pop-Tart and chicken and grits before her Lakeview spot shuts down for good.

A family says a Mercedes-Benz needed nearly $10,000 in repairs after fueling up at a Morgan Park Sav-A-Stop.

Officers found both victims shot on South Champlain Avenue just before 3 a.m. Sunday; no arrests have been announced.