Less than 10 months after he entered a federal prison following his conviction on corruption charges, former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke has been released. News accounts acknowledged the early release, ...

A tornado watch has been issued until 11 p.m. Friday for Cook County and most of northern Illinois. Strong storms are ...

The mother also stabbed her two older children before setting their Logan Square home on fire, according to Chicago police.

Damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes, and torrential rain are possible with a string of storms approaching Chicagoland ...