The Democratic primary contest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a dynastic party-backed challenger who says those changes have led to chaos and ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced the creation of a Domestic Violence Homicide Unit staffed with specialized prosecutors, as her office has charged 32 domestic violence ...

Nearly 250 people back a petition they say is needed because Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has failed to act. O'Neill Burke called demands for a special prosecutor "frivolous" and ...

The ground delay and equipment outage comes amid a high wind warning in the Chicago area, with gusts as high as 60 mph already recorded.

Evanston is just one community of many in the current bounds of the 9th Congressional District, a sprawling area that starts in Chicago's far north side ...

Bryan Christopher Watson, 35, was trying to break up a fight at the River North bar and restaurant, police said. His family ...

Powerful and gusty winds are sweeping across parts of Minnesota Friday morning, causing power outages and some downed trees.

Democrats in Mississippi’s sprawling Delta congressional district will decide whether to send Bennie Thompson, the state’s ...

Voters in Northwest Georgia go to the polls on Tuesday to try to elect a representative to take the seat held until January ...

Washington health officials closed Drayton Harbor to shellfish harvesting after raw oysters were linked to a norovirus-like gastrointestinal illness.

In other news, three Utah cities were named some of the nation's "allergy capitals." And, former Utah congressman Merrill Cook died this week at age 79.

Residents on the Far South Side of Chicago on Thursday were able to learn and ask questions about the long-awaited extension of the CTA Red Line. Police and the Jewish community in the Chicago area ...