Artemis II was a nearly 700,000 mile trip for the astronauts, and one that had all Americans on the edge of their seat as they made it back home, including people across the Chicago area.

One person was killed in a police-involved shooting in the north suburbs Thursday, the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force said. He has now been identified.

Law enforcement officials are saying a Chicago-area woman's claims of being detained for two days were a hoax.

The woman accused of killing the father of her children and his parents in Crete Township pleaded not guilty in court Friday, according to court documents.

It's unclear whose fault it is, but more than 800 Chicago Catholic school students are about to lose their tutors for special instruction because of a lack of federal funding.

A man charged with the murder of his 88-year-old mother and concealing her body in a rug appeared in court Friday. Prosecutors said he presents a danger to the community.

A trial that lasted five weeks is over regarding baby formula made by Illinois-based Abbott Labs.

Two employees were injured in a fire in an industrial park in Bedford Park Friday morning, fire officials said.

Three teens were shot near an apartment complex Thursday night in the southwest suburbs, police said. A 17-year-old suspect is facing charges.

Prosecutors revealed new details about an arson suspect and the massive fire he is accused of starting at a sprawling warehouse in Ontario, California.