In a virtual meeting Thursday, the board voted 9-0 to name Martinez as commissioner of the department, with two abstentions.

A local construction company had to be called in late Monday to replace part of Interstate 65 that was damaged when a semi ...

New union contracts for Naperville police officers and firefighters, adding $7.5 million to the city’s budget over the next ...

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra BNSF train Tuesday evening in suburban Westmont, according to authorities.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to consider layoffs or unpaid furlough days. But the fiscal landscape has changed since the ...

Johnson has refused to consider layoffs or unpaid furlough days. But the fiscal landscape has changed since the city forecast ...

Pedro Martinez, the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, is on track to become Massachusetts's next education ...

On April 23, 2015, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch as attorney general more than five months after President Barack Obama nominated her.

Chicago Fire Season 13, Episode 19 teases Fire Cop, Van Meter's return, and important scenes for Carver and Ritter.

Three people were rescued from a burning home in a northwest Chicago suburb early Tuesday morning. According to fire ...

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in the west Chicago suburb of Westmont Tuesday evening. The Westmont Fire ...

WESTMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in the west suburbs on Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The Westmont Fire Department responded to the scene near the ...