Evanston is just one community of many in the current bounds of the 9th Congressional District, a sprawling area that starts in Chicago's far north side ...

KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was with emergency teams visiting Kankakee County on Thursday. The governor was briefed by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency before ...

Powerful storms brought tornadoes to Indiana and Illinois this week, with large hail and severe rain striking south of Chicago. Here’s what you need to know when this kind of weather hits.

Discover the changing landscape of downtown Evanston with the latest survey on retail storefront vacancies. Find out which ...

At least four tornadoes from a powerful supercell tore across parts of Illinois and Indiana Tuesday, killing two people in Lake Village, injuring others, damaging homes and infrastructure, and ...

Destructive hail dropped onto the Chicago area due to severe storms passing through Illinois on March 10. Some of the hail stones were as big as baseballs.

With local property taxes rising, Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste takes news that most voters now consider housing affordability to be a greater concern than crime ...

A 30-year-old woman was found dead Thursday evening on Chicago's Near North Side after what police say appears to be a fall from a nearby building. Officers discovered her unresponsive near North St.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Tiffany Henyard is running for a seat in Georgia as a Republican after relocating to the area following her scandal-plagued tenure in office.

Cubs officials say the additional spaces could reduce parking for fans on neighborhood streets, but residents fear the ...

The storms shattered windows, tore off roofs and smashed vehicles in Kankakee. Wood planks and other debris littered yards, streets and parking lots.