Medicaid enrollees across Illinois face months‑long waits for dental care as retirements and low participation shrink provider networks. Advocates and officials say reimbursement and administrative hurdles are to blame.

A GPS tracker on a rented trailer helped Lake County deputies find two men loading skid steers; a K9 later located a third suspect in a forest preserve.

George E. Johnson, the South Side entrepreneur behind Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, has died at 99. Chicago leaders remember his business and civic impact.

Users who logged into Delta Dental's portal between Jan. 23, 2021 and Jan. 23, 2025 may be eligible for a small payout from a $12.7M class-action settlement. Claims must be filed by Aug. 20, 2026.

Two overnight shootings in Gary left a 10-year-old dead and several others wounded; police have provided phone lines for witnesses to share tips.

Wheeling police say a 55-year-old man was found unresponsive at a Wildberry Court home; investigators have a person of interest in custody and say there’s no ongoing threat.

A head-on collision on South Randall Road in Geneva killed a 71-year-old woman and left her son critically hurt; police charged a 40-year-old Aurora man with multiple felonies. Investigators from Kane County are leading the probe.

A 72-year-old man died after being slashed in a fight in West Englewood. A 38-year-old suspect is in custody while detectives investigate.

A man has been detained after prosecutors say he groped and dragged a nanny on South Michigan; the stroller with a one-year-old rolled toward traffic but the child was unharmed.

Maurice Lowry pleaded guilty to robbing a sleeping Red Line passenger and received three years, but credit for time served and Illinois' good‑conduct rules mean he won't go back to prison immediately.

Chicago police are searching for a man accused of exposing himself and making unwanted contact near East Roosevelt Road on May 15. Detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Illinois lawmakers approved a bill to prohibit certain toxic ingredients and specific PFAS in cosmetics; the measure was sent to the governor and names concrete chemicals to be banned.

Delta Flight 1076 reported a firework strike while landing at Chicago Midway on July 4; the jet landed safely and was pulled for inspection. ATC audio captured the exchange.