A suburban house fire that sent smoke billowing into the air Thursday morning was likely caused by a lightning strike, officials said. Around noon, Morton Grove Fire Department officials responded to ...

DENVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Analilia Mejia will try to expand Democratic momentum in New Jersey as she and Republican Joe Hathaway compete in Thursday’s special election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated ...

OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A state lawmaker tells the ABC7 I-Team there is an ongoing investigation into the finances of an Oak Park safety-net hospital that abruptly closed last month. This while the ...

The owner of the now-shuttered West Suburban Medical Center said Wednesday he hopes to reopen the hospital this summer – but a state lawmaker who represents the area is questioning whether that plan ...

All patients will be out of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park as the hospital blames its abrupt shutdown on a computerized billing system. On Thursday hospital signs were getting covered up, ...

MUNDELEIN, Ill. — A 4-year-old child died in a house fire in northwest suburban Mundelein overnight, according to fire officials. Mundelein Deputy Fire Chief Jeremy Lockwood said firefighters first ...

Classic horror always conjured up fear by asking us to imagine a scary place far away. See: Dracula’s castle or Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory. Gothic horror is nothing without its intriguing accents, ...

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove was among the members of the Chicago-area congressional delegation who scored primary victories Tuesday. Casten defeated challenger Joey Ruzevich of Chicago the ...

For nearly 40 years, many Twin Cities suburbs have been able to access bus service outside the area not served by Metro Transit buses in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Now, bus service providers like ...

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