Illinois

The USPS worker noticed the mail piling up on the front porch, and trusted her instinct that something wasn’t right inside the home.

An "inseparable" elderly couple was treated to a special date night in an Illinois hospital, after both being admitted for COVID-19.

A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months.

A Chicago man accused of storming the Capitol last week allegedly told agents who showed up to arrest him: "Wow, you’re pretty good," court papers show.

A Democratic congressman from Illinois who was forced to go into lockdown during last week’s deadly siege at the Capitol announced Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.

A suburban high school senior, with no underlying health conditions, lost her life to COVID-19 after just three days in the hospital.

A Chicago family says one haircut led to the coronavirus-related deaths of their two parents after the illness ripped through several family members within days.

Authorities say a 37-year-old U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder following a shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford Saturday night.

A Boone County police dog was killed Sunday morning, after a driver crashed into the squad car it was sitting in.

After 4-year-old Michael was brought to tears when Santa said he couldn’t have a Nerf gun for Christmas, the mall sent another one to his house with a wrapped gift.

A Chicago couple used their money saved for a catered reception for their wedding to feed the needy for Thanksgiving.

Chicago Bulls and NBA legend Michael Jordan donated $2 million to the nationwide hunger-relief charity, Feeding America.

Wendy Rittenhouse said her son, Kyle, nor the protesters should have been on the street that night.

A West Side security guard was allegedly attacked by two sisters he told to wear masks and use hand sanitizer — one of the women holding him by the hair while the other stabbed him more than two dozen times.

102-year-old Bea Lumpkin donned a hazmat suit to cast her mail-in ballot on Thursday.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday night after he skewered her city as a hotbed of crime and violence during a presidential campaign debate against Joe Biden.

An East Garfield Park woman accused of fatally stabbing her 5-year-old daughter was ordered held without bail Monday.

An Illinois State football coach abruptly quit the team Thursday, leaving a note on the door while exiting the facility.

Two brothers armed with a revolver allegedly broke into an occupied home in Waukegan Tuesday and were confronted by a renter who shot and killed them with an assault rifle.