When Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park opens for the season next week, it will be adding three new rides to its expanding list of attractions and hosting a special appearance by the Jolly …

US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi becomes the third major Democratic candidate in Illinois seeking to succeed retiring US Sen. Dick Durbin.

South suburban US Rep. Robin Kelly becomes the second candidate to enter what’s expected to be a crowded field to replace retiring US Sen. Dick Durbin.

Less than a day after U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced she wouldn’t run again, Democratic state Sen. Laura Fine of Glenview became the first local elected official to join the race.

The May 2 death of a Hampshire man resulting from a beating April 23 in West Dundee has been deemed a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A Carpentersville resident faced gunfire early Tuesday morning after confronting a person they saw rummaging through their car, police said.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Cook County homeowners’ bills grew by a total of about 7% over the span of the report, and the increases fell more on lower-income Black and Latino taxpayers.

Restaurants throughout Chicago area are making it easy, offering moms free flowers or other gifts and hosting decadent buffets with bottomless drinks and activities to keep kids busy.

The addition of the ESCC schools and Marmion will boost the GCAC to 24 teams. The Catholic League will expand to 26.