A 1-year-old boy died after a rear-end crash early Saturday morning in North Chicago, authorities said Monday. Mekhi Sutton, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, died of a blunt-force injury, according to the Lake County coroner's office. Officers responde...

WAUKESHA, Wis. - The SUV driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring 48, was leaving the scene of a domestic dispute that had taken place just minutes earlier, Waukesha's police chief sa...

I was in Berlin last month. It's a great city with plenty of history ... kind of reminds me of Chicago in that way, though it's much older and some of its history much darker. While there, I visited the Berlin Wall. I had seen the wall two times bef...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Law enforcement in Portland declared a riot Friday night as about 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal of a teen who killed two people and injured another in Wisconsin. The protesters were breaking windows, throwing object...

No injuries were reported Sunday morning after a plane skidded off a runway at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, fire officials said. According to the fire department, the single-engine Cessna had a mechanical issue while landing at the airport...

The holiday season is about to begin, and what better way to get in the spirit than by attending any of the holiday tree lighting events scheduled throughout the suburbs. You'll find caroling, carriage rides, hot chocolate, a visit with Santa and pa...

Two Chicago men have been charged with burglarizing an Oak Brook home in a case where a dropped handgun ended up lodged in a bystander's vehicle. Bail was set Tuesday at $300,000 for Peter Miller and $250,000 for Michael Miller, who are each charged...

Bail was set at $1 million Monday for a Chicago man charged with shooting another man during a child's birthday party over the weekend at the Safari Land indoor amusement park in Villa Park. Meco Norris, 25, of the 3000 block of North Spaulding Aven...

Editor's note: An earlier version had an incorrect spelling of the defendant's name. A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a shooting that hurt a person Saturday night at the Safari Land indoor amusement park in Villa Park. Meco M. ...

CHICAGO (AP) - An 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago's campus after he was found carrying the gun used in the slaying, police announced Friday. Chicago Police Superintend...