Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction time. Pritzker ...

MANHATTAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A teacher at Manhattan Junior High School will not face any criminal charges after conducted a ...

Following the release of 37-year-old Crosetti Brand, Laterria Smith says he went to her apartment and attacked her and her 11 ...

In recent weeks, several North Shore and north suburban businesses have been burglarized; masked suspects in and out in just ...

The Trump administration delivered an ultimatum to leaders of Columbia University: Make a series of major changes or lose out ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra said its Milwaukee District North trains were halted after a pedestrian was struck in the north suburbs. MDN inbound and outbound trains were halted, according to ...

Cape Girardeau Police Department officers responded early Thursday morning for a report of shots fired and took Perryville ...

Iowa has fired coach Fran McCaffery after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years.

The Springfield Police Department is preparing for the parade with drones, cameras, and officers alike. Deputy Chief Sara ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State Police is investigating after a Missouri man was found dead in the cab of a semi truck at ...

Indiana State Police at Putnamville are conducting a death investigation after a truck driver was found at a weigh station off Interstate 70 Friday morning. Dead is Ernest N. Rhodes, 52, of Fordland, ...