JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- Joliet's brand-new Hollywood Casino is slated to open Monday at 4 p.m. It's located on Gateway ...

Kevin Mares was fatally shot early Sunday morning at a nightspot in La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown. Police say he was ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- Monday is the first day of school for 33,000 students in the second largest district in Illinois. The start of the year for U-46 School District in Elgin comes with big changes.

The 2025 NFL preseason kicked off Thursday and continued through Sunday, with several rookies playing their first snaps.

Police said the crash happened in the Gage Park neighborhood's 5400-block South Kedzie Avenue just after 3:20 a.m. The driver ...

Texas Republicans will again try to convene the state Legislature Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor, an effort that already prompted Democratic lawmakers to ...

The Chicago Bears preseason game on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins will be the coaching debut of Ben Johnson.

There was a big show of support Sunday in Chicago for the Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois last week to protest ...

Legendary Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins has received an honorary street sign on the city's North Side. She died ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, killing at least one person and ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- Crews in Schaumburg are working Monday morning to repair a broken water main. The break occurred at Roselle Road and Kristin Drive and there are some lane closures in the ...

Loved ones are remembering a police detective, who died suddenly after a medical emergency while playing hockey in a men's league, as a devoted father, a decorated officer and a hero.