CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois couple is planning to retire after winning more than $2 million. The couple, who wished to be anonymous, was watching TV when the husband opened the Illinois Lottery app ...

Illinois State Police are investigating what happened before a 35-year-old man died in a crash on the Edens Expressway ...

Nearly 2 million Illinois residents will be able to file their 2024 federal tax returns for free using a new program.

CHICAGO - Five people were shot and injured in separate overnight shootings across Chicago between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Most of the shootings took place on the city's West, South, or ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Shedd Aquarium has announced a list of free-entry days for the first half of the year. Tuesday is the first day of free admission if you're an Illinois resident with a valid ID.

Respiratory illness levels in Illinois have risen from moderate to high, according to the state's health department, but what ...

Beginning Jan. 1, a new state law known as HB 4592 allowed the Secretary of State's office to issue mobile ID cards and ...

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who led the IDPH response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was fined $150,000 for an ethics violation.

In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand at his own corruption trial.

Making a house a home. That's what a Chicago non-profit has done for hundreds of families, all while keeping furniture and ...

Illinois' oldest restaurant is one that you've probably never heard of before - and no, it's surprisingly not located in ...