Charles Keeshan

So-called “super speeders” could have a chance to get back behind the wheel, minus their lead feet, under legislation awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature. House Bill 4948 would create the ...

Hours after state lawmakers failed to act on legislation to bring a new Chicago Bears stadium to Arlington Heights, Mayor Jim Tinaglia said Monday village officials are “truly disappointed,” but will move forward with opportunities to redevelop the former Arlington Park site.

In the wake of several high-profile electronic monitoring failures — the most recent leading to the killing of a Chicago police officer — the Illinois Supreme Court is launching a new task force to fix the system.

A 39-year-old man was killed Saturday night after the vehicle he was driving slammed into a traffic light pole as he fled from police in Round Lake Beach, authorities said. The man was pronounced dead...

A year after a monthslong delay in property tax bills left some Cook County school districts and other local governments scrambling to meet their financial obligations, county leaders announced Tuesday they'll be late again this summer.

State police say they've arrested a 65-year-old northwest suburban man in connection with a suspected road-rage shooting Monday night on I-294 in Des Plaines.

A Wheeling man serving a 50-year prison sentence for running over and killing a former friend in 2020 won his appeal this week, but it may not be enough to get him a new trial.

Arlington Heights police are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred Saturday in a downtown parking garage.

Mundelein police Monday released bodycam video of a deadly officer-involved shooting last month that has led to calls for the officer's firing and a planned protest outside village hall later this week.

Cook County faces a $550 million budget shortfall next year that will require “careful planning and difficult decisions,” county officials said this week in a preliminary budget forecast.