Downtown St. Charles expects 80,000 visitors this weekend as its 41st Scarecrow Weekend adds Jurassic Park replicas and a live pumpkin-sculpting butcher.

Danza will swap sitcom punchlines for soft-shoe and songbook standards in Des Plaines this Sunday.

Wider sidewalks, new beacons and fewer parking spots are on the table for Western Avenue's southern stretch in Blue Island.

The Durlak family's complaint cites years of ignored racial slurs and physical attacks at Antioch CCSD 34, filed under Illinois' new Racism-Free Schools Law.

At least two people were hospitalized and one airlifted after an Amazon truck hit a 73rd Avenue bridge support in Lake County.

Over 25 organizations will offer free cardiac ultrasounds, dental items and a fun run in Chatham on November 7.

Three up-and-coming chefs take over the kitchen at Ravenswood Event Center for one night each, with a Mi Tocaya Antojería cook up first.

Andres Stathoulopoulos pleaded guilty to a hate crime in the July 2025 Addison Street stabbing, avoiding further prison time.

Edwards Realty Co. is betting big on the Loop, buying the 278,000-square-foot mall at a fraction of its past sale prices.

The Tuesday afternoon fall at Morgan and Lake led Green and Pink Line trains to bypass the station for over an hour.

A Coal City homeowner has mine subsidence insurance and described seeing a home sink as scary.

Dunyel Green says her son was shot after helping a stranger with her bag at 31st Street Beach. The case remains unsolved.

Tony Danza and Foreigner's Lou Gramm lead grand marshals for the downtown parade.