A sound like a gunshot filled the air, then smoke poured in— an Illinois family’s vehicle was struck by lightning as they drove along a highway Saturday evening, authorities said.

If you’ve always wanted to swim or ride a boat in America’s deepest lake, this summer is your last chance to do it for a few ...

A 20-year-old Chicago man was charged in connection with the shooting death of a 54-year-old man last Friday in Oak Park.

The Profile in Courage Award is awarded by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. This year it’s going to Mike Pence for his ...

The five people hurt in a rollover crash last Friday in Pingree Grove were released from the hospital as of Sunday, police said.

Alex Ovechkin has become the NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s long-held record of 894 goals.

Authorities in Nevada seized seven "emotional support" tigers from a home last week. The owner claimed he got some of the tigers from Joe Exotic.

A boater from Chicago died, and another is missing after going out onto the Wisconsin River and their vessel capsized.

A second school-aged child has died from complications related to having measles, according to hospital officials in Lubbock.

President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to eliminate environmental safeguards on more than half of the nation’s ...

It's National Poetry Month and one local artist is helping celebrate.

A fatal traffic crash involving three vehicles shut down all southbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway for multiple hours on Chicago’s South Side early Sunday morning.