With lead of 23 votes and help from state GOP unlikely, McKinley prepares to face Kelly in Democratic stronghold

Republican voters are suggesting the 2nd Congressional District replace one felon with another after picking ex-convict Paul McKinley as the candidate to run for the seat recently ceded by former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Two local organizations are among 13 groups internationally to receive grants recognizing their creativity and effectiveness from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

A veteran firefighter has filed a complaint against the Orland Fire Protection District alleging that her gender made her a target for discrimination and retaliation in the department.

The Chicago Public Schools board indicated it plans to place more scrutiny on the academic and financial performance of charter schools, approving plans Wednesday to gradually close two charters and warning six others that they'll have to shape up or face the same fate.

A 26-year-old female driver was killed and two other women in her vehicle were injured when her car slammed into a pole in the South Chicago neighborhood this morning, authorities said.

Wadsworth resident stole thousands of dollars from fellow churchgoer, prosecutors say

A Wadsworth woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to stealing thousands of dollars from a 92-year-old man she met at church.

SPRINGFIELD—The Democratic-led majority in the Illinois House voted today to ban guns in schools, casinos and child-care facilities during an unusual debate allowing lawmakers to vote piece by piece on where people should be allowed to carry concealed weapons.

WASHINGTON — Disgraced congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty last week to misusing $750,000-plus in campaign money, is writing a memoir, two sources familiar with the project told the Tribune.

A winter storm warning for up 6 to 10 inches of snow was issued for Lake and McHenry Counties, and a winter weather advisory for other Chicago-area counties has been extended into Wednesday as a strong storm made travel hazardous and grounding hundreds of flights.

With the Loop on the rebound, area stakeholders are aiming to figure out what's next.

The dean of Arizona State University’s design and arts school has been named as the 10th president of Columbia College Chicago, the school announced today.

Three candidates were on the ballot as voters in Cicero went to the polls today to elect a town president.

Roughly 125 firefighters are battling a blaze this afternoon at an abandoned Chicago Heights warehouse.

A man who robbed a bank in Tinley Park Tuesday is believed to be the same man who robbed a bank in Mokena last week, authorities said.

Chicago election officials report turnout is low in the primary election to find a successor to disgraced former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

A man was ordered held on $750,000 bail today for his role in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in the West Woodlawn neighborhood last June, officials said.