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Four people were killed Saturday morning when a small plane struck power lines and crashed in a field near downstate Trilla, ...

The Coles County Coroner's Office has released the identities of the victims killed in a small plane crash that left near ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with ... Charges were pending Monday afternoon in a deadly shootout near the UIC-Halsted stop CTA Blue Line stop on Saturday.

Nation’s grassland birds, found in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other category, and are currently ...

A water tower stands near the Watseka Theatre, Jan. 29, 2025, in Watseka, Illinois. Watseka is the county seat in Iroquois County. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Indiana would have six ...

CWD is an always-fatal neurological condition that affects the long-term health of white-tailed deer in Illinois. It was first documented in 2002 near Roscoe and is now detected in 25 counties ...

Crimo opened fire at an Independence Day parade that wounded nearly 50 more people in addition to the seven deaths.

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America—a journey ...

A semi-truck hauling thousands of pounds of eggs was fully engulfed in flames Friday night in Mokena, Illinois. Illinois State Police said the fire happened around 8:30 p.m. near La Grange Road.

Located on the south bank of the Illinois River in LaSalle County ... Park is named for a sandstone butte near the Rock River. It's a bit of a drive from Chicago, but the landscape is a welcome ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...