PITTSBURGH (AP) - Companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh will have to immediately report crashes resulting in any injuries as part of new guidelines announced Monday intended to boost public confidence in the testing after a deadly acci...

For 25 years, WTTW host Geoffrey Baer has been telling Chicago-area viewers the stories and histories of their hometowns. For his latest project, Baer and his team of producers spent the better part of a year - and racked up more than 7,000 miles o...

Balancing acts Marvel at traditional Chinese acrobatics, dance and costumes when the Golden Dragon Acrobats perform on Saturday at the College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $31-$36. ...

Twenty-three companies and business organizations have been selected as honorees of the 29th Annual Awards for Business Excellence (AABE), presented by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and its sponsoring partners. The AABEs are given to businesses ...

Relatives and friends of a family whose 4-year-old daughter died Wednesday in an Aurora townhouse fire are trying to raise money to pay for medical bills and other expenses. "They need as much help as they can get," said Mike McMasters, a friend of ...

AURORA - Improving communications with prospects and clients to boost sales will be explored at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Aurora University's Orchard Center, 2245 Sequoia Drive in Aurora. Keynote speaker will be Marianne Renner of Aurora, lecture...

A 4-year-old girl died Wednesday afternoon and a 5-month-old girl is hurt after a fire at a multifamily complex in Aurora, officials said. A 25-year-old woman also was injured in the fire at the four-unit townhouse on the 1800 block of Carnation Cou...

Some things, like 22 national champions, are apparent. Others, like increasing the number of officials coordinators, run behind the scenes. Combined, the term of outgoing College Conference of Illinois-Wisconsin Commissioner Chris Martin has been a ...

AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have released the audio of 911 calls reporting a shooting at an Illinois warehouse that resulted in five deaths. One caller in the Feb. 15 recordings tells the dispatcher that he's hiding in the Henry Pratt Co. facili...