Illinois

A suburban Chicago bakery that was targeted after announcing plans to host a family-friendly drag brunch has officially closed its doors “forever,” despite earlier plans to remain open.

Footage captured the man walking across the street from the lot to the airport lobby, carrying a guitar case, the sheriff’s office said.

The mother of an Illinois girl abducted nearly six years ago who was located this weekend was released on bail in North Carolina earlier this week, according to court documents.

Illinois middle school teacher Sarah Bonner has offered her students a diverse collection of books for 20 years. But her book choice this year backfired.

An Illinois girl abducted nearly six years ago was found on Saturday in Asheville, North Carolina, when someone recognized her mother from a media report and called police, according to law enforcement.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, leading to road closures in the area.

The National Weather Service on Tuesday evening began issuing tornado warnings in Iowa and Illinois and said a confirmed twister was spotted southwest of Chicago near Bryant, Illinois.

The body of Rebecca Bliefnick was found by a family member inside her home after she failed to pick up her children from school.

Two Illinois EMS workers have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 35-year-old patient in their care, authorities announced in a press release Tuesday. Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 44, who were emergency medical workers for LifeStar, were charged with first-degree murder after the death of Earl L. Moore Jr, 35, on Dec. 18, 2022,…

An Illinois dog who had been missing since a barn fire in early December has been reunited with its family. 

An Illinois dog who had been missing since a barn fire in early December has been reunited with its family.

An eighth grader at Milton Pope Middle School in Marseilles, Ill., nailed a desperate near-full-court shot to win the game for his team.

New details are emerging in a fiery crash that left two people dead and at least 16 others injured, seven of whom are children.

“It’s almost like I got to hug my daughter again,” the mother said.

With less than two months until the midterm elections, progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power.

It appears an Illinois family just won Halloween.

The child’s relative is accused of pushing him into the lake while at Navy Pier in Chicago and then standing by as he sank.

The winners of a Mega Millions jackpot totaling $1.3 billion will receive much less than that as a lump sum payment.

Seven of the injured were in the building on the city’s West Side when the explosion occurred and one apparently was in a building across the street.

One ticket sold in Des Plaines, Illinois, matched the winning numbers, but the purchaser still hasn’t claimed it.