Firefighters could not search the fully engulfed home until flames were knocked down. The cause remains under investigation.

Roise Spencer allegedly ran fraudulent returns while a crew paid unhoused people in cash and drugs to steal the goods.

Hundreds waited hours at Steinhafels for a shot at fame — only two will get the golden ticket to Los Angeles.

Restaurants like Biaggi’s and Ancho & Agave say discounted drinks could boost revenue by 13%. The City Council still has to sign off.

Mario Garcia, 54, taught dual language third grade at Currier Elementary before students reported abuse in May.

Kishaun Davis allegedly followed women to their homes and damaged their cars over four months before his arrest near his McHenry residence.

Finnegan Murray faces six felony counts after a joint sheriff's and U.S. Marshals operation in Kendall County.

A 26-year-old man and 25-year-old woman were slashed after a stranger confronted them on South Spaulding Avenue; the attacker is still on the loose.

Newly unionized PAs on Chicago Fire and Chicago Med say NBCUniversal slashed their hours right after they organized.

Her one-woman show on motherhood and aging kicks off a national tour with just five Chicago shows through Sunday.

No more mailing forms to Springfield: caregivers driving disabled loved ones can now get meter-exempt placards at local DMV counters.

Pritzker gave oil CEOs until August 21 to answer for a $2 billion hit on Illinois drivers since February.

A city working group says Chicago's roughly 39 data centers should lose their exemption from public energy and water disclosure rules.