Zachery Ashby of Mascoutah, Illinois, is charged with multiple felonies including sexual assault and child pornography by the state's Attorney General.

Illinois officials highlight mental health initiatives, including the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative and upcoming BEACON portal for public mental health services, during Mental Health Awareness Month.

Mayors of Montréal, Québec City, Milwaukee, and others pledge to develop the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin into a sustainable economic hub within ten years.

Chicago faces scattered showers and thunderstorms with a chance of strong storms near Wisconsin and patchy fog post-storm. Temporary clear skies on Saturday before more storms next week.

The Chicago Police Department issued a community alert for a series of garage burglaries in the 16th District, advising residents to secure their garages and report suspicious activity.

Red Lobster faces financial struggles and is considering bankruptcy, with over 80 U.S locations temporarily shut and an auction of equipment from 50 sites. The chain experienced heavy losses partly due to an unsuccessful promo deal.

Illinois residents are set to receive a share of a multi-million-dollar settlement from a finance scam involving Think Finance, with the CFPB distributing checks averaging $1,100 to victims of non-existent loan repayments.

A 24-year-old father, Zet Rodriguez, was fatally shot in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood, causing community concern and prompting a successful GoFundMe for his family.

Chicago police are searching for a Mercedes-Benz involved in a May 10 hit-and-run near a train station, which left a pedestrian hospitalized. The public has been asked to help locate the vehicle.

The Chicago Police Department is seeking help to find Leilani Garcia, a missing 16-year-old last seen at her home on May 12. She is described as Hispanic, 4'11", and weighing 103 pounds.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum after a $125 million donation and will introduce new exhibits and a digital gallery.

The Illinois Department of Revenue maintains Johnson County's property assessment equalization factor at 1.0000, ensuring stable local property taxes.

Chicago's Finance Committee approved a $1.75 million settlement for the family of Iris Chavez, an Army vet who died by suicide in police custody in 2021.