One man is dead and another is in police custody after a single-car crash Thursday night in Waukegan that investigators believe was the result of excessive speed and alcohol, according to officials. Waukegan police were called to scene of a serious ...

A Round Lake Beach man wanted in connection with a crash that killed two women was arrested aboard a bus over the weekend as he attempted to flee the country, Lake County authorities said Tuesday. Victor H. Ortiz, 51, of the 1400 block of Kildeer Dr...

After rescuing two families in less than a week from the Fox River - including Sunday when crews plucked three people from a boat less than 30 seconds before it went over the dam - St. Charles officials are looking for ways to warn boaters when bad ...

The driver in the 2016 kidnapping and armed robbery of a 21-year-old Wheaton College student that began outside a Glen Ellyn coffee shop is headed to prison for 10 years. Abeet Ramos, 21, of the 900 block of West Spring Street in South Elgin, pleade...

BANGKOK (AP) - The Associated Press is bolstering its coverage of Asia by naming an experienced photo editor and a seasoned foreign correspondent to key leadership posts in Tokyo. Kiichiro Sato has been named deputy news director for storytelling an...

A person frets waiting for a husband or wife to come home, except the spouse has long been dead. Someone forgets how to drive a familiar route, or has a hard time following storylines on a favorite TV show. Those are some possible signs of dementia,...

A Marine with PTSD, a schizophrenic father, a granddad struggling with depression: They are just some of the many who've taken their lives in U.S. jails - a problem experts say is preventable with more training and safeguards. Here are their stories...

This weekend Windy City Warbirds & Classics radio-controlled model air show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Fox Valley Aero Club Field, 3821 Karl Madsen Drive, St. Charles. Special one-hour air shows at ...