Section: Local

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are one of the most bet on events of the year.

Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.

The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Wednesday, March 27, in Rockford, Illinois, where authorities said a 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes and at least seven people injured.

The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board is in the process of making many changes to comply with the SAFE-T Act.

April is Earth Month.

Hunters harvested more than 300 deer, totaling 12,187 pounds of venison, for the 2023-2024 Illinois Deer Donation Program.

Williams going to the Bears at No. 1 is easy.

Child protection agency seeks to add more than 500 to the payroll.

panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday seemed skeptical of legal arguments made on behalf of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who claims Illinois’ law allowing counting of mail-in ballots for two weeks after an election is in violation of federal law.

Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks and move nearly 800 people, including families, in order to reopen park district buildings hosting popular summer camps, athletic contests and other community events in time for summer.