Chicago native Amy Madigan is now the odds-on favorite to win an Oscar, according to the famed Gold Derby awards predictions.

Suspected tornadoes have left extensive damage in northwest Indiana Tuesday, where two people were killed. The storms also ...

A shooting left two men dead in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Monday morning, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 12:44 a.m. in the 5000-block of West Justine Street. Police ...

She took cover at a gas station near her home in West Kankakee with several other people, who, like her, were stunned by the severe weather that day in Kankakee and much of Illino ...

Police say a man held his disabled wife captive for five years inside the $1 million home they shared with their children.

Italy stunned Team USA with an 8-6 victory in World Baseball Classic pool play Tuesday night, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's 20-year history that puts the Americans in jeopardy of not ...

Hunt for the Missing: Chicago examines the 2015 disappearance of Diamond Bynum and her 2-year-old nephew King Walker in Gary, Indiana, a mystery that remains unsolved after more than a decade.

The NBA season is dwindling down but the matchups are heating up, including the Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points -- the second most in a game in NBA history -- on Tuesday. The Detroit ...

Officials say several tornadoes have torn through parts of Illinois and Indiana, downing trees and power lines.

The city of Chicago and immediate surrounding area were not affected by destructive and deadly tornadoes Tuesday night, but heavy and noisy storms did leave several areas flooded.

Strong thunderstorms are sweeping through the Chicago area Tuesday afternoon, evening and into Wednesday, sparking possible ...

Kilauea, a volcano in Hawaii, began erupting on Tuesday morning, releasing large volcanic particles into the air, according to officials.