After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

A 55-year-old Glenview man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of James Solger. Solger, 61, was found dead ...

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of Corrections.

The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The life of Jerry Butler was celebrated Wednesday at a memorial planned by his family. The celebration at Apostolic Faith Church in Bronzeville had to have music. Members of "The ...

Four men were arrested after burglarizing freight containers on railroad property and attempting to flee in a getaway vehicle, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

Members of the Field Museum’s labor union and their supporters rallied outside the natural history museum on Wednesday to ...

Dane Koteski, 46, the CEO of ATG Truckload, was found dead at the company’s offices in Crestwood on Wednesday, March 5.

Immigration in 2024 drove the overall U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 ...

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers. Democratic state Rep. Lisa Davis, an attorney ...

The Liberty Justice Center filed three lawsuits on behalf of government employees against their public sector unions.