Lots of people across the Chicago area complained about smelling smoke in the air on Thursday, and there was a perfectly good explanation.

A fire in an Edwardsville, Kansas, apartment on Wednesday left the entire building "temporarily uninhabitable." ...

Five men were wounded Wednesday night in a mass shooting on C hicago’s South Side, and at least 8 people were in custody and being questioned for the attack.

For the first time, we are hearing the chilling 911 call from an Arlington Heights couple who were trapped inside their home after an armed intruder broke in.

After a citywide survey of 311 users and in-depth conversations with aldermanic staffers in five wards, outgoing city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg identified a host of problems preventing the ...