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After 51 years, Jane Doe 1975 found in the Mississippi River in Clinton County in 1975 has been identified as Cheryl Lynn Edwards of Waukegan, Illinois.
A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois prim...
Teen boy dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan in Waukegan
The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for the species as its population bounces back in the region.
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As Carbondale is under a tornado watch, the city has partnered with Southern Illinois University to open a storm shelter for Friday evening.
A Metropolis pantry is facing budget constraints after a recent grant from the state of Illinois ended, leaving them with a need for funding and volunteers.
Illinois is introducing a new statewide framework for e-scooters and e-bikes aimed at improving safety and clarifying where riders can legally operate the de...
Crews will be participating in an emergency response training today in Henry County.
Women, people of color and immigrants have been struggling for 250 years to share in the rights promised in the Declaration of Independence, advocates say.
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman and head coach Brad Underwood embrace after defeating Iowa, 71-59, to advance to the NCAA men's basketball tournament...
Illinois builds things. We invent and innovate, too — everything from the Pullman car to plastic party cups.
Members of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association hold out hope that Hawthorne may be saved as the last professional horse racing track in the Ch...
A "likely tornado" hit Huntley, Illinois, during severe storms earlier this week, but no siren ever sounded in the area. What happened?
A Chicago man who is a teacher at an Illinois high school was charged by federal prosecutors with transporting child pornography, authorities said.
Prediction market Kalshi sued Illinois on Tuesday, seeking to block new taxes and license requirements set to take effect July 1.
JB Pritzker mentioned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in his Texas speech, saying he had been optimistic about his post-pandemic work as Illinois governor until the b...
More than 6,000 miles from their hometown, Japanese twin brothers Yamato and Takeru Onozaki have reunited in the Illinois Valley this summer to take the next...
Many communities are celebrating America's 250th anniversary this Fourth of July with drone shows, live music and bigger and better fireworks displays.
Dozens of residents from communities close to the Citgo Lemont Refinery attended an Illinois Pollution Control Board hearing Friday and objected to the compa...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act into law on Wednesday, which prevents abortion information from being shared with out-o...
CBS News Radio went silent May 22, citing economic hardships, another in a string of bumpy and very public business decisions for the broadcast network. The...
Lily Simon, an Eagle Scout, saved a drowning friend at a pool using lifesaving skills she had learned just days earlier in scout training at Camp Drake.
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Waukegan is in Lake County, Illinois.
Region: Northern Illinois
60079, 60085, 60087
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As Carbondale is under a tornado watch, the city has partnered with Southern Illinois University to open a storm shelter for Friday evening.
A Metropolis pantry is facing budget constraints after a recent grant from the state of Illinois ended, leaving them with a need for funding and volunteers.
Illinois is introducing a new statewide framework for e-scooters and e-bikes aimed at improving safety and clarifying where riders can legally operate the de...
Crews will be participating in an emergency response training today in Henry County.
Women, people of color and immigrants have been struggling for 250 years to share in the rights promised in the Declaration of Independence, advocates say.
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman and head coach Brad Underwood embrace after defeating Iowa, 71-59, to advance to the NCAA men's basketball tournament...
Illinois builds things. We invent and innovate, too — everything from the Pullman car to plastic party cups.
Members of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association hold out hope that Hawthorne may be saved as the last professional horse racing track in the Ch...
A "likely tornado" hit Huntley, Illinois, during severe storms earlier this week, but no siren ever sounded in the area. What happened?
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