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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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