Jenn Schanz

Free from medical challenges that only worsened as Luciana got older; the 6 1/2 year-old battled a progressive and genetic mitochondrial disease called Leigh Syndrome.

A Lynwood police officer was wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning while responding to a fatal shooting in suburban Ford Heights, authorities said.

More than four dozen people were arrested and several were facing felony charges following a chaotic scene and " mass arrests " in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood overnight Sunday.

As the historically early and strong Category 5 Hurricane Beryl moves towards potential landfall in Jamaica, Jamaicans in Chicago are preparing for the storm's impact on loved ones.

Students at the University of Illinois-Chicago will have a shortened move-in period this August thanks to the Democratic National Convention this week -- and school officials are warning of potentially long lines.

Nearly all counties in the Chicago area kicked off early voting Thursday with the exception of Cook County and the City of Chicago, whose early voting doesn't start until next month.

About 30 ComEd linemen hit the road Friday from Channahon to help assist with power restoration efforts in Georgia

Census data also shows eligible Latino voters in general are younger than other voting groups. Nearly 75 percent of Latino voters in Illinois are under 55

A leader of the Illinois Deaf Latino Association is working to shed light on the necessity of trilingual American Sign Language interpreters to help ease communication within families.

A northwest Indiana family is pleading with the public for help in finding a missing pregnant woman who is believed to have given birth by now.