Revamped Ill. prison release plan moves to House

By JOHN O'CONNOR

A top Illinois lawmaker says the state faces a stark choice: Let low-level, well-behaved criminal offenders out of prison early or watch a judge order the state to "start churning people out."

May 28, 2012 | 8:02 pm

Indicted Ill. legislator's case plagues Democrats

By SOPHIA TAREEN

Apparently one indicted Illinois politician making bizarre public speeches and refusing to leave office isn't enough.

May 28, 2012 | 5:50 pm

Delays expected on Chicago trains this week

Commuters in the nation's third largest city might need more time getting around this week.

May 28, 2012 | 4:28 pm

Injured pilot of Florida supermarket crash dies

An Illinois attorney who was injured last month when a single-engine plane crashed into a Florida supermarket has died.

May 28, 2012 | 3:17 pm

Scorching heat continues in Illinois

It's another day of record-breaking temperatures for much of Illinois.

May 28, 2012 | 1:49 pm

Fundraising starts for National Veterans Museum

A Chicago suburb could be the home of an ambitious museum complex designed to honor more than 40 million veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

May 28, 2012 | 11:02 am

Police: Chicago woman stole ambulance

Chicago police allege a 30-year-old woman stole a fire department ambulance from a hospital on the city's South Side and crashed it several blocks away.

May 28, 2012 | 10:53 am

Boy dies after rescue from suburban Chicago lake

Authorities say a 9-year-boy has died after rescue divers pulled him from a suburban Chicago lake.

May 28, 2012 | 9:54 am

Man charged in 2011 fatal shootings outside bakery

Chicago authorities say a 19-year-old man has been charged in the 2011 shooting deaths of three people outside a South Side bakery.

May 27, 2012 | 4:40 pm

Chicago man charged with murders of 2 roommates

A 52-year-old Chicago man charged in the shooting deaths of his two roommates has been ordered held without bail.

May 27, 2012 | 4:29 pm

15 injured in Chicago apartment fire

Authorities say 15 people were sent to the hospital after a fire at a Chicago apartment building.

May 27, 2012 | 2:35 pm

Closer Look: Illinois lawmakers near finish line

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS

Illinois lawmakers are beginning to think they just might _ cross your fingers and knock on wood _ manage to pass a tighter budget, overhaul the wobbly Medicaid program, rein in pension costs and still wrap up the spring legislative session on time.

May 27, 2012 | 2:19 pm

90-year-old veterans gather in southern Illinois

For three 90-year-old Illinois men, this time of year brings very special meaning.

May 27, 2012 | 12:19 pm

Trayvon Martin's parents speak against violence

The parents of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin say there must be an end to "senseless gun violence."

May 27, 2012 | 10:35 am

U of C apologizes for behavior of 2 fraternities

University of Chicago officials say they've received reports of incidents at two fraternities where students engaged in behavior that "invoked offensive stereotypes" about women and Latinos.

May 27, 2012 | 10:09 am

Human remains found at camp linked to missing man

Authorities have discovered human remains near a campsite believed to have been used by a hiker from Chicago who has been missing since October 2010.

May 27, 2012 | 3:42 am

Ill. growers: Mild winter means earlier peaches

By JIM SUHR

When it comes to southwestern Illinois orchards' peach crops this year, Chris Eckert and other growers have every reason to feel a bit warm and fuzzy.

May 26, 2012 | 5:39 pm

Ill. man jailed for beating girl who turned off TV

A central Illinois man who beat a 13-year-old girl with a belt because she turned off a television has been sentenced to five years in prison.

May 26, 2012 | 3:44 pm

Police: Suburban Chicago man had 4 machine guns

Police in a northwestern Chicago suburb say they've arrested a man who had four machine guns and chemicals used in making explosives.

May 26, 2012 | 3:02 pm