Religious exemptions among Illinois kindergartners have jumped from 14,644 to 22,994 in two years, even as measles cases nationwide hit their highest levels since 2000.

Deputies closed IC Trail near Meredith Road for hours after a Virgil resident barricaded inside a home with a gun. No one was hurt, and no charges have been filed.

A suburban pediatrician says 40% of his sick-visit claims got downcoded. A Chicago woman now pays nearly $200 a session to keep her psychiatrist.

A Maywood burglary call turned into a highway pursuit before Oak Brook officers netted the fleeing U-Haul with their new Grappler device.

The Southwest Side pizzeria's second shop takes over a storefront once home to the beloved Patio hot dog stand.

A former golf course in Northbrook could become the heart of a new suburban water system serving more than 30 communities.

Vandalism is worsening at the vacant Hirsch Street school as The Community Builders races to fund 42 more apartments for teachers.

Valdir Barion is offloading one of two planned apartment buildings on Northwest Highway, but a buyer can't change the design.

The Fifth Ward flagship seats 175 in a century-old former bus barn and opens Sept. 1 with a $500,000-grant sibling project already running in Avondale.

Rock County kids had 138 asthma ER visits in 2024 alone, as Beloit pushes for a real pollution monitor of its own.

An inbound train bound for Union Station was cut short at Cicero, leaving riders stuck as investigators worked the scene.

Health officials are tracing contacts after a Kane County resident tested positive, as national case counts keep climbing.

The Sept. 18-20 festival grew out of a 2025 debut and shares a block with the nation's oldest family-run wine shop.