Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by her husband's infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism, has died.

Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. says he wants his old job back. He officially launched his campaign and spoke about why voters should trust him after his conviction related to campaign finance fraud.

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss criminal cases against three people who were arrested and charged late last month in connection with protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview.

Antioch authorities said they recovered a body from Fox Lake on Tuesday evening.

It was an exciting day for students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy. On Wednesday, the children got to meet Pope Leo XIV.

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida amid the immigration crackdown in the city, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Nicor is allowed to raise gas rates, but not as high as the company wants, the Illinois Commerce Commission said.

The complaint includes digital evidence of an image Rinderknecht allegedly generated in July using ChatGPT, "which appears to show a dystopian city being burned down."

A Chicago woman is pushing for change after a botched police raid that left her humiliated and afraid in her own home.

A 2-year-old boy in south Georgia was attacked by two Rottweiler dogs and died at an unlicensed daycare center while the owner napped, according to police.