A jammed gun and workers at an Arlington Heights Taco Bell restaurant prevented a potentially devastating mass shooting Sunday at a Hindu temple in Aurora.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said he and his family were at the Aurora Hindu temple Sunday when authorities allege a 19-year-old Palatine man attempted to carry out a mass shooting there.

Just a year after Silverio Villegas González was fatally shot by an immigration enforcement agent during a traffic stop in Franklin Park, his family is seeking accountability from the federal governme...

Mayor Brandon Johnson forecasts a $401 million cost for settlements in 2027, and much of it appears set to go to a deal to settle cases tied to former Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a staggering $260.8 million settlement to resolve 16 lawsuits alleging police misconduct by disgraced former Chicago Det. Reynaldo Guevara.

Cook County leaders and health officials sounded the alarm Wednesday, warning that changes in the Medicaid work requirement may lead to hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents losing coverage.

Prosecutors for embattled Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros said in a court filing late Tuesday that while mistakes were made in the now-defunct “Broadview Six” case against immigration protesters,...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Sunday he will seek a second term, ending speculation over his plans.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Thursday unveiled a projected $882.4 million hole in the 2027 budget.

Of the 1.8 million upcoming Cook County bills, about 1.3 million residences and 100,000 businesses will see an increase, according to the treasurer’s office analysis.

Northwest suburban data centers had nearly $2 billion knocked off their taxable property values, an Illinois Answers Project/Chicago Tribune analysis shows.