Armored trucks and police vehicles lined a Waukegan block Friday as SWAT teams ended a tense standoff over an alleged aggravated battery.

Gates open at 4:30 p.m. for the free Pritzker Pavilion showcase, with previews of The Notebook and The Outsiders headlining.

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

Two off-duty Chicago officers were hurt trying to break up a fight that began as a verbal argument at the South Side beach.

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

The rider allegedly blew through a stop sign on East Side Drive before hitting the truck's rear ramp and losing consciousness.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says it's unfair private scooters ride the trail while shared ones can't. Park District still won't say why.

A federal appeals panel affirmed the convictions tied to Outcome Health's collapse, even as it called the pretrial asset freeze against the founders troubling.

Helen and Steve Brusky, expecting a rainbow baby in October, got a surprise assist from Aurora Health Care and a Brewers star.

Everything Bar's back-to-school pop-up swaps Kool-Aid for cocktails named after Twilight and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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

A Hunter Path caller fired a gun into the air and told officers he had killed his mother — a claim police say was untrue.

Fewer than 100 certified menopause specialists serve a state where women make up 51% of residents, lawmakers found.