Emily S. Achenbaum

Across a waterlogged Chicago region, the rain eased for the first time in more than two days on Sunday, and forecasters predicted several days of drier weather ahead. For Des...

"Howdy," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said as he walked up to two Navy recruits struggling to meet his gaze and maintain total composure. "Dale," he said, vigorously shaking their hands. As...

A student about to enter his senior year at Waukegan High School was shot and killed by a Waukegan police officer Wednesday afternoon after allegedly hitting another officer on the...

Bill Bouwens relaxed on his 36-foot express cruiser this week in Waukegan Harbor, where his boat will stay docked a lot more often this summer. That's the sacrifice Bouwens says...

Two men were shot and killed by Chicago police Sunday in separate incidents. In the first shooting, Craig Greenlaw said he heard tires screech to a sudden stop early Sunday...

After the latest traffic fatality on the Edens Spur, officials are taking urgent steps to grab the attention of drivers navigating the tricky merge to the Edens Expressway. A traffic...

Thousands of motorcycle riders roared into Grayslake on Sunday for a huge rally and festival at the Lake County Fairgrounds, only to find their party had been brought to a...

Northwestern University tested its new outdoor emergency-alert system Tuesday morning, joining other schools nationwide that instituted safety measures in the wake of shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech....

The walls of Jeffrey Aaron's Northbrook home were packed with photos of Glenbrook South High School baseball and football teams, students he'd coached and believed in. Mr. Aaron, who spent...

Clutching a Minnie Mouse hat with large, plastic ears, 7-year-old Abby Buchholz slumped Friday in a chair at O'Hare International Airport, "depressed," as she put it. Only the Mickey Mouse...