The most recent unemployment numbers show Illinois continues to lag behind the rest of the nation.

An investigation is underway after a 96-year-old woman was found dead inside a freezer at a home on the city's Northwest Side.

A press conference was held by local leaders and the Illinois Union of the Homeless to call for a stop on a removal notice that was given by the city to people living under the viaduct on Hirsch and Monticello in Humboldt Park.

An investigation is underway after a 96-year-old woman was found dead inside a freezer at a home on the city's Northwest Side.

Local pizzeria owner helps set world record

An investigation is underway after a 96-year-old woman was found dead at a home on the city's Northwest Side.

A person has died after being pulled from a vehicle that plunged into an icy pond in Aurora.

WGN's Dana Rebik reports on the story.

No foul play is suspected.

Glenview police are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a girl who had just got off a school bus moments earlier.

WGN's Courtney Spinelli reports on the story, in which police say the man is a licensed gun owner.

Our January Teacher of the Month uses his own life story to relate to his students.

The DuPage County Board will not seek to censure county sheriff James Mendrick over comments that he would not enforce the state's new assault weapons ban.