What could have been a duckling disaster in Northwest Indiana ended with a Mama duck and her brood back together again.

A concerned resident alerted the Portage Fire Department to ducklings struggling in a pond near his townhome.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new criticism of Chicago's chief federal prosecutor, from former members of that office.

Arlington Heights police are investigating an attack on an 18-year-old woman Sunday night.

The department says the victim told them she was walking home near Lake Arlington at about 11:15pm when a biker rode up to her near Windsor Drive and Jonquil Circle and asked her name.

16-year-olds in Indiana can soon celebrate their birthdays by getting their driver’s licenses.

Gov. Mike Braun signed a law eliminating the additional 90 days they had to wait before getting their license, saying it gives families more flexibility.

Some of the world's top young golfers will head to Aurora next week for the inaugural Chicago Junior All-Star Championship at Phillips Park Golf Course.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the potential mayoral candidacy of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

A 13-year-old boy has been charged in a Bronzeville shooting that wounded four other boys over the weekend, one of two shootings that happened within hours and blocks of each other on the city's South Side.

A ransomware attack has forced Evanston Township High School to close for two days, canceling summer school classes, sports camps and all other on-campus activities as officials work to restore computer systems and investigate the breach.

Seven people, including four young teens, were wounded in two separate shootings that happened less than two hours and a few blocks apart in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood over the weekend.

Drivers in Hyde Park will encounter road closures and parking restrictions beginning Monday as the city prepares for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center later this month.