Andrea Kersten, chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, defends the agency from bias allegations during Saturday's City Council budget hearing.

Investigators in Wisconsin used genetic genealogy to solve a 50-year-old cold case this week, charging an 84-year-old ...

Election results for three newly elected seats on Chicago’s school board were too close to call on election night. The ...

A former ComEd executive has detailed how he and others at the utility company dropped what they were doing to please former ...

told WFLD-TV. The two of them make more than $300,000 from taxpayers' money, according to public payrolls, the outlet reported. Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Trump's victory ...

CHICAGO - There was a broken line of showers that moved through the Chicago area on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to make a dent in the drought conditions. Another chance of rain will arrive ...

WGN News is not currently naming the officer involved as he has not been criminally charged, but officials say he still has the chance to fight for his job. Read more: Latest Chicago news and ...

An exotic large cat native to parts of Africa and Asia has been found hiding under a resident’s deck after being spotted wandering around an Illinois golf club in the suburbs of Chicago ...

Five flights, including Air India's Delhi-Chicago route, faced bomb threats online, prompting diversions and security drills. The Air India flight was diverted to Canada for checks, while other ...

CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump is back in Chicago Tuesday. Trump addressed the Economic Club of Chicago at Fairmont Chicago, located at 200 North Columbus Drive, ahead of the Nov. 5 ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - The search for an exotic cat in Chicago's northwest suburbs has come to an end. "The cat was hiding under a resident's deck and is unharmed. The Valley of the Kings ...

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in two ...