Michael Cooper can't bring himself to read all the letters and cards left at his family's home in Northbrook. It's too soon. His grief is too raw. So, at the front door is a table and a guest book for mourners to leave tributes for his stepson, Mile...

Chicago police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Northbrook man who was found shot to death in an alley Thursday morning on the city's Far West side. Authorities said they were called to the 0-100 block of North Mayfield Avenue just afte...

It's a bright future for Illinois biking! Illinois Department of Transportation recently awarded 99 grants for biking and walking projects, with 45 in the Chicago area. Totaling $105.9 million, ranging from $32,000 to $2 million through the Illinois...

A young woman in California, newly vaccinated, flashes a smile and a peace sign as she poses for a prom photo with her pals. She feels strange but elated without her mask. In Australia, a girl still clings to the fluffy border collie that her family...

When books are done being library books, sometimes they become Little Free Library books. Books are taken out of Vernon Area Public Library's collection when they are no longer being checked out or when they're replaced with new editions. Some of th...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities have identified eight of the nine people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Florida. About 150 others remained missing Sunday as rescuers painstakingly searched through...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Families around the world remained stuck between waning hopes and widening fears Saturday, two days after the stunning collapse of a 12-story condominium near Miami. At least five people were killed and more than 150 people rem...

The conditions were ripe for severe weather Sunday night as storm chaser Curtis Lergner and his team headed home after tracking a tornado in Iowa. But he wasn't expecting to encounter another twister in DuPage County. Accompanied by three others fro...