People are cleaning up in the Chicago area after fierce winds -- possibly from tornadoes - ripped roofs from buildings, downed trees and sent residen…

he family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit …

Officials say a large fire that sent smoke plumes towering over an Illinois chemical plant has been contained. No injuries were reported.

The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others at an Independence Day parade outside of Chicago admitted to authorities that h…

A seventh person has died from the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Police said today the gunman pre-planned the July Fourth attack for seve…

Six people were killed and at least two dozen injured when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade in t…

A shooting at a suburban Chicago mall full of Christmas shoppers left four people injured Thursday, police said. The incident at Oakbrook Center in O…

rookfield zoo in Chicago uploaded video of their animals getting soaked to celebrate 'international bath day' on Monday.

A North American river otter named Pascal was treated to his first solid food at Brookfield Zoo, Illinois on March 24.

A month-old North American river otter pup is being hand-reared by animal care staff at the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago.

New-born slow loris twins discover the world from Brookfield Zoo.