1946: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized by Pope Pius XII as the first American saint. The Italian-American nun ...

High court’s decision fuels uncertainty about whether babies born to immigrants lacking legal immigration status will be ...

This year, two Illinois eateries were among 50 pizzerias in the U.S. to be recognized by the Italian platform “ 50 Top Pizza ...

Two Illinois shopping centers made USA TODAY's Readers' Choice Awards lists, ranking as one of the 10 best of their kind for ...

The return of warm summer weather means residents and guests visiting the city can finally hit the water, especially those ...

These data centers are generating massive profits for some, but leave workers with more bills and devastate the environment.

Although J.B. Pritzker has chosen another lieutenant governor candidate from Chicago, the governor says he and his new ...

Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said.

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

A new abortion clinic in Chicago said it was "excited" to offer controversial third-trimester abortions to women, as one ...

A United States District Court judge in Chicago sentenced a man to nearly six years in federal prison for assaulting and ...

Missouri and Illinois, the two states at the heart of the St. Louis region, have landed on a new list of the ...