The National Weather Service says a tornado went through Glen Ellyn during Monday’s storms, and straight-line winds struck Carol Stream and Downers Grove.

Lee Loughnane, a founding member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group Chicago and the last original member to remain on the touring circuit, will co-headline Rosemont’s Allstate Arena Saturday with fellow Windy City natives Styx as part of the “Windy Cities” tour.

Illinois public and charter school students will be barred from using cellphones during the school day starting in fall 2027, under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Tuesday in Elgin.

Less than a week from Monday’s MLB trade deadline, the Cubs are poised to bolster a roster that owns the fifth-best record in the majors.

The sister of a rising senior at Barrington High School who was killed in a weekend car crash remembered her brother as a loving, protective and “wonderfully creative kid.”

Patti Miller has never known a life without the horses at Hawthorne Race Course. Her visits to the track in west suburban Stickney began when she was a baby. Her grandfather trained horses there. As a teenager, she worked at Hawthorne as a pony girl,...

Weather officials warned storms that were roiling across the Chicago region Monday afternoon could intensify again after 4 p.m. as the severe weather moved toward the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana. Officials were keeping an eye on stronger thun...

Beata Siemionkowicz, a native of Poland and green card holder who entered the country legally, was arrested by ICE in Des Plaines more than a year ago. Her daughters are fighting for her release.

Jameson Taillon’s future in the Cubs’ rotation became uncertain Sunday.

In manager-speak, the term “flush it” often follows a particularly tough loss. Baseball is an almost-daily affair, and it’s best to look ahead than wallow in the past. Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable typically follows that script, but Saturday...