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Temps stay below normal through much of the week

The man accused of shooting and injuring a Jewish man walking to synagogue and subsequently opening fire at first responders in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood died after being found unresponsive in his jail cell, authorities said.

The body of a 7-year-old eastern Wisconsin boy was found in a river on Sunday, one day after he disappeared, authorities said.

A northwest Indiana school community was mourning the loss of a beloved staff member who was killed in a murder-suicide on Friday evening.

A man was shot and killed by police after he allegedly threatened residents and staff of a suburban assisted living facility with a chainsaw on Sunday.

NOTE: For the latest updates on this story, click here. Police shot and killed a chainsaw-wielding suspect at an assisted living facility in suburban St. Charles on Sunday morning. According to authorities, police were dispatched to the River Glen facility on Sunday after a disturbance was reported. In an update from River Glen officials, it was re...

Chicago police have taken a teen girl into custody after she allegedly stabbed a woman to death in the Woodlawn neighborhood Sunday.

Motorists in Chicago have become used to the city’s prohibition on overnight parking on snow routes, but residents were given a reprieve Sunday morning.

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle on the Edens Expressway Sunday morning in suburban Lincolnwood.

The acclaimed Broadway musical “Wicked” stunned with its big screen adaption, quickly becoming a hit at the box office and captivating audiences around the world.

A high school hockey player from southern Illinois died this week after being shot on a St. Louis interstate while riding home from a hockey game, authorities said.

But weather looks clear for holiday travelers

A northwest Indiana resident, who served as an administrative assistant at Portage High School, was killed in a murder-suicide that left a second victim seriously injured, authorities said Saturday.