CHICAGO -- Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.

Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

The attack happened Wednesday night outside a restaurant as people were leaving an album-release party for Chicago rapper ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people were critically wounded in a shooting on the Far South Side Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

Witnesses and an immigration advocate said about a dozen people were detained by apparent ICE agents after they were told to attend routine immigration appointments.

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in a "deplorable and cowardly" mass shooting in Chicago on Wednesday night, ...

Elgin’s affordability and quality of life are among the reasons the city was ranked No. 5 on the best places to live in Illinois list compiled by U.S. News & World Report. (Gloria Casas/The ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is taking steps to protect the privacy of people with autism. The governor on Wednesday signed an executive order restricting the unauthorized collection, storage, and ...

The fire was brought under control by about 9:20 a.m. Seven people who live in the building were treated for minor injuries. No firefighters were injured.

An attorney said individuals received a text telling them to appear for a routine case review, only to be detained shortly after.

As a recall of cucumbers grown in South Florida expanded this week, NBC Chicago learned four people in Illinois and one person in Indiana are among those who have gotten sick from salmonella. At ...

Witnesses and an immigration advocate said about a dozen people were detained by apparent ICE agents after they were told to attend routine immigration appointments.