Pastor Julie Contreras along with supporters of Chicago Police Officer German Villaseñor speaks to reporters after Villaseñor ...

CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer was shot and killed Thursday night during a foot chase on the South Side; construction on ...

Maine Township High School District 207 has bid farewell to its three graduating classes, conferring some 1,500 seniors with ...

UTEP Miners coach Joe Golding brings in three new coaches and seven new players as big offseason overhaul nears completion.

NO MIDWEST NICE: The New York Times is out with a juicy story about the Illinois Senate race and the “deep animosity” that Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Congress members Robin Kelly and Raja ...

There’s a new Chicago-style pope, plus news on vacant house and senate seats. Take our news quiz to test your knowledge of ...

The musicologist Lawrence Kramer dates the “invention” of listening to the 18 th century, alongside the concept of the inner self. In his 2007 book Why Classical Music Still Matters, he writes, “All ...

Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the seventh year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Standup for Des Plaines VII ...

Hundreds gathered Sunday morning under cloudy late spring skies to take part in the 68-year tradition of paddling the Des Plaines River. The Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon is the largest ...

Additional Food Truck Round Ups are scheduled for July 22 in Metropolitan Square, north of Miner Street in downtown Des Plaines; and Aug. 19 at the Des Plaines Public Library plaza, 1501 Ellinwood St.

The signature schools are part of a larger plan by Des Moines Public Schools officials to overhaul the district.