Bail was set at $4 million Friday for a 20-year-old Bellwood man accused of fatally shooting an Aurora teenager Sunday in Naperville in a dispute during a gun sale. Robert Chatman-Jones, of the 300 block of 24th Street, appeared before DuPage County...

A Bellwood man and an Aurora woman have been charged with first-degree murder, accused of a shooting Sunday on Naperville's northwest side that killed an Aurora teenager and injured another. Robert Chatman-Jones, 21, of the 300 block of 24th Street ...

DENVER (AP) - Three suburban Denver police officers and two paramedics were indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative in a fatal...

The idea had germinated in the mind of Al Edgecombe for more than a decade. "I was driving by with my (Proviso West) high school cross country coach and said to him, "This property would make for a good cross country course," Edgecombe said. The pro...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No, COVID-19 va...

Aurora's commitment to equity, inclusion, and technology is the focal point of a new downtown mural. Renowned national muralist and Aurora resident Rafael Blanco began work on a compelling 52- by 36-inch mural Thursday and will complete it by Sunday...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday morning is expected to announce a statewide indoor mask mandate for everyone 2 and older as well as a vaccine mandate for all kindergarten through 12th grade and higher education employees to reduce spread of COVID-19,...

Two more suburban hospital systems are requiring workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Edward-Elmhurst Health and Amita Health are mandating the vaccine for all employees, volunteers and contractors, both medical groups announced today. E...