Ashley Sanchez, 16, dreamed of becoming a prosecutor. A Cook County judge just handed her killer a 42-year sentence, with credit for 1,768 days already served.

Robert Allison told police he was unsure whether 18-year-old Christian Ogbomon was coming at him before he opened fire.

Chicago police released photos of the suspect after the Granville station attack on August 25.

Jenna Menias, 6, died hours after being struck near her Frankfort home as classmates were reunited with families at the scene.

Firefighters battled a rear fire at a West Town building with threatened neighboring structures.

Daquan Lamont Smith allegedly claimed he was aboard the ship with a bomb, prosecutors say. He faces up to five years in prison.

The two-day ambient festival marks 50 years of Mort Garson's cult plant album with a four-hour Fern Room set and a tape swap.

Construction is underway on Princeton's Jersey Mike's, which will share a building with Panchero's Mexican Grill.

Harvard officers found Milton Espino-Mejia with the minor at a public park after he traveled from Chicago, prosecutors say.

Chicago starts Wednesday with rain and humidity, but a sunny, seasonable stretch arrives Thursday and Friday before weekend warmth returns.

Six candidates are vying for three Naperville Park Board seats as the district begins building its first indoor pools.

John Catanzara says he hasn't seen the subpoena or hired a lawyer, even as federal investigators dig into his finances.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sending campaign cash to Ohio and Texas races while insisting he is focused on a third term at home.