Officially, NBA players began participating in games that were scheduled to celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986 when the federal holiday commemorating the civil-rights leader was observed for the first time. Oscar Robe...

More than four years after an Elgin woman lost her life over what authorities describe as a dispute involving loud music, the trial of her son - the man charged with killing her - is set to begin in Rolling Meadows. Brian Peck, 59, is charged with ...

For St. Charles, it's a story as "old as the hills," but at least it has given us something to talk about for decades and most currently can take our minds off COVID variants, vaccine mandates or at-home schooling and work - even if just for a few m...

The Oakton Owls women's basketball team is off to their fastest start in school history. "Fast" would definitely be the operative word - not just for their season's start, but for pretty much everything they do. This team hits the ground (court!) ru...

A Chicago man who killed two people in a wrong-way head-on crash in Clarendon Hills has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin pronounced the sentence Wednesday for Juan Rodea-Cruz, 27, of the 4200 block of West Kame...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Two of the men arrested in connection with the killing of rapper Young Dolph had a history of violent crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities also said that they have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. Young...

Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy whose body was found in Gary, Indiana, after he was reported missing by family members, died of hypothermia, the Lake County, Indiana, coroner's office said Tuesday in a pending cause of death. Damari's...

The mother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy found dead three days after his family reported him missing, remains in police custody at a hospital, officials said Monday. Jannie Perry, 38, faces charges of first-degree murder, conceal...

In a case with tragic similarities to that of AJ Freund, a Lake County prosecutor said Sunday that a 6-year-old boy was forced into cold water for an extended period of time as punishment before he died. The body of Damari Perry of North Chicago was...