Eight acres of a harvested soybean field were damaged by a rapidly spreading fire on a farm near Harvard that took nearly an hour to extinguish Sunday afternoon, fire officials said.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Sunday that President Trump has ordered hundreds of Texas National Guard troops to be deployed to Illinois and other states, calling it “Trump’s invasion.” ...

Interstate 94 was shut down south of Russell Road in Wadsworth after a car crashed into the rear of a semi-truck, trapping and seriously injuring a female passenger, Saturday evening. | Photo ...

A fugitive wanted in Lake County as well as in Michigan on charges of home invasion and burglary was captured by a sheriff's Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals.

A Lake County sheriff's deputy and two others were hospitalized after a suspected impaired driver making an illegal maneuver caused a three-vehicle crash near Ingleside Saturday afternoon.

A police canine detected a person carrying a concealed firearm, leading to them being arrested, as they tried entering a Highland Park High School football game on Saturday.

Two teens were arrested after a vehicle fled from deputies in Beach Park before being located in Zion and one of the teens, armed with a loaded gun, tried running away on foot Saturday evening.

Huntley has officially backed out of obtaining a Metra train stop on the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger line, village officials confirmed Friday.

A judge sentenced one of two suspects to 14 years in prison for arson after the duo "firebombed" a house — which was the wrong target — near downtown Crystal Lake while a resident was inside late at ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Saturday that he has been issued an ultimatum by the Trump administration: "Call up your troops, or we will." ...

A motorcyclist remains in critical condition at an area hospital after having a leg severed during a serious motorcycle crash in Wadsworth Friday afternoon, authorities said. | Photo: Woo-Sung Shim / ...

A 9-year-old girl survived after being hit by an SUV while running across the street in Waukegan, requiring her to be flown to the hospital for treatment, police said.