One person was killed and several others seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash with heavy damage in Wadsworth late Saturday, sheriff officials said.

One person suffered traumatic injuries after a large firework mortar struck him in the face and exploded, fire officials said.

A man is charged with possession of a multitude of drugs after authorities said he was shooting rounds of ammunition from his front yard near Gurnee, police said.

A new, two-week-old Winthrop Harbor Fire Department program proved helpful on Friday when officials were called to rescue a swimmer in distress.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has released the identity of the 5-year-old who died after being pulled ...

A Lake County pedestrian received serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle in unincorporated ...

A 5-year-old died after being pulled unresponsive from a Buffalo Grove pool Friday, officials said.

A Lake in the Hills man has been charged with possession of child pornography following a police investigation in Palatine, ...

McHenry County Sheriff officials announced a suspected vehicle in the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 15-year-old boy ...

McHenry County Sheriff officials continue to investigate the death of a 15-year-old teen who was struck and killed by a ...

A motorcyclist was flown in critical condition with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Cary late ...

A Barrington Hills man who threatened to kill and torture Barrington Hills police officers during a rambling YouTube video ...