A total of 27 men were arrested during an operation aimed at stopping human trafficking in the area, police said; men from Lake and McHenry counties were among those charged.

A Seneca man told James Grimm that he smelled bad. Grimm didn’t like that, prosecutors say, so he allegedly stabbed the man in a Saturday bar fight.

Bradley police and the Kankakee County Coroner’s Office are investigating a double homicide Monday that occurred in the 200 block of South Prairie Avenue.

Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into ChatGPT for bringing her to the unexpected spot.

A Joliet man has been charged with driving under the influence in a Plainfield Township crash that injured a Will County sheriff’s deputy.

A McHenry handyman pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $9,000 from an elderly couple for whom he was working and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months conditional discharge.

A plane with two people on board crashed Saturday afternoon in Capron.

A fledgling Elmhurst-based company that distributes vending machines offering electronic cigarettes and vaping products is facing pushback from some suburbs.

In Illinois, consumer fireworks may be purchased and displayed only by adults who have obtained permits from their local jurisdiction. Handheld fireworks, including firecrackers, roman candles and bottle rockets, are not approved for sale or use in Illinois.