A second Bartlett High School student involved in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday has died, according to a social media post by an Elgin Area School District U-46 official. Cameron Kelty, 16, died Friday, U-46 CEO Tony Sanders wrote. "Please keep a...

New cases of COVID-19 jumped by 36% in a week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Friday, an upswing suburban doctors on the front lines confirmed. The daily average of new infections from July 25 to 31 was 1,783 compared to 2,427 Sund...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $75.7 billion in June as a rebounding American economy sent demand for imports surging. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the deficit rose 6.7% from a revised May deficit of...

As new cases of COVID-19 totaled 3,048 Thursday, the first time infections have surpassed 3,000 in a day since May 7, Gov. J.B. Pritzker stood by his day-old mandate for face masks in schools but hoped it will be short-lived. "This is in a moment wh...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards South Dakota's Black Hills this week, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The...

MONROE, La. (AP) - Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Louisiana State Police brass obstructed justice to protect the troopers seen on long-withheld body camera video punching, dragging and stunning Black motorist Ronald Greene during his ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first time in nearly two months and dealing with a left foot injury he acknowledged afterward was painful. The shaky serving. The consecu...

TOKYO (AP) - Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world's best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal - and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment of the best rivalry in track. The...

Elgin City Council members have tentatively agreed to continue funding the use of school resource officers, saying they will be an important part of the city's new Youth Empowerment Program. The SRO program, which was started in partnership with Elg...