Bret Buganski

CHICAGO Chicago Public Schools leaders say they have crafted a balanced budget despite mounting financial challenges, but acknowledge getting there required difficult decisions.

The Brief Community leaders say they've had their most productive conversations in years with Northeastern Illinois University about long-vacant properties in North Park.

CHICAGO A Chicago street performer said he got arrested Friday night in the middle of his performance in front of the Wrigley Building.

CHICAGO Construction crews are demolishing a group of row homes and apartment buildings in Lincoln Park to make room for DePaul University's new practice facility.

A McHenry County judge denied pretrial release Tuesday for Richard M. Stevenson, 45, of Lisle, who is charged in connection with a fatal boat crash on the Fox River that killed a 48-year-old woman.

The Brief A Lake View homeowner is suing the federal government, claiming Customs and Border Protection officers illegally entered his property during an immigration raid last fall.

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. As Richard Stevenson remains in the McHenry County Jail awaiting future court appearances, the family of Magdalena Jablonska is remembering the woman they lost instead of the tragic way she died.

GARY, Ind. A new Indiana law aimed at tightening requirements for commercial truck drivers is now changing how the state checks who is allowed behind the wheel of a big rig.

The lawsuit claims council members not only passed a resolution opposing the facility, but also privately pressured property owners to refuse to sell to DHS.

A grassroots group wants Aurora voters to decide whether the city should create a process allowing residents to recall a sitting mayor or alderman-at-large.