The Polo Historical Society is applying to become a designated Network to Freedom site with the National Park Service after uncovering local ties to the Underground Railroad.

Genealogical groups from Lake and McHenry counties are among several throughout the region attending the Northern Illinois Genealogical Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at ...

(The Center Square) – More than $5 million in federal taxpayer funds could be withheld from public media across Illinois if a measure clears the U. S.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank is offering free daily summer meals to children and teens throughout the Rockford region.

Two people were killed in a small plane crash Saturday afternoon in Boone County in northern Illinois.

Warnings have been issued for Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana.

Illinois State University officials in Normal sent out an emergency alert of a report of shots fired at the Bone Student Center just before 8 p.m. on April 27.

A 19-year-old Chicago resident has been arrested and faces attempted murder charges in connection to an April shooting on the campus of Illinois State University.

Scattered severe storms popped off in Northern Illinois Tuesday evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for parts of La Salle and Livingston counties Tuesday evening, but expired at 7 p.m.

Northern Trust is fully committed to remaining independent, the bank said on Monday, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Bank of New York Mellon had approached the asset and wealth manager ...