CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case involving machine gun-type weapons, according to a new policy circulated to staff on Thursday.

The Tribune spoke with Nicole Hallett, a clinical law professor at University of Chicago, and Diana Rashid, managing attorney with the National Immigrant Justice Center, to learn more about what

At least two people died in two separate crashes on I-57 in Chicago's south suburbs, Illinois State Police said.

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of Cook County, Indiana House Republicans took notice. When we looked further and found that 33 counties in total had taken a similar vote since 2020,

ICE has not released details about Chicago arrests this week, leaving Dr. Phil McGraw’s video of Sai Pavuluri’s detention as one of the few tacitly confirmed cases.

NAEP scores for Chicago Public Schools, Illinois’ largest public school district, show that the district’s eighth graders had significantly higher scores in math and reading scores in 2024 when compared to their peers in 2022. Chicago’s fourth graders had higher math scores than previous groups of students, but lower reading scores.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out "wokeness" in federal spending. But confusion reigned Tuesday in Chicago and beyond as leaders braced for serious potential cuts to an array of major programs.

CHICAGO — Advocate Health Care is closing all of its clinics inside Walgreens stores in Illinois. The health care system announced Wednesday that 47 of its locations will shut down next Thursday. Advocate said it will offer various alternate positions for the employees involved.

MARKHAM, Ill. (CBS) -- At least one person was killed in a crash on I-57 in the south suburbs Wednesday night. The crash happened on the northbound side of the expressway south of 159th Street and close to Pulaski Road, according to Illinois State Police.

The Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on undocumented criminals has many law-abiding immigrants on edge. It is unclear just how many people have been arrested in the

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the Illinois Flag Commission. From that panoply, the commission narrowed the field down to just 10 options.

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.