Area fire departments, including Zion, Winthrop Harbor and Beach Park, say they’ve seen an increase in water-related calls since the completion of a $73 million beach restoration at Illinois ...

Park Ridge firefighters were able to put out a fire before it could destroy the historic Pickwick Theater Monday morning.

Here's everything you need to know about the traffic pattern changes for the Illinois State Fair.

Students in Illinois will soon have to get mental health screenings alongside annual vision and hearing exams.

Authorities found the body of 14-year-old Kyle Williams of Milwaukee after a days-long search at Illinois Beach State Park.

The Lake County Coroner’s office has identified a Milwaukee teen as the boy who died in a Lake Michigan drowning near Illinois Beach State Park. On Tuesday, authorities responded just before 6: ...

Tinley Park is telling the state to bring a DMV to the southwest suburb after Orland Township voted to close the office on 149th Street.

It’s at least the second drowning this summer at the park, where first responders have complained more equipment and manpower are needed to handle emergencies in the wake of beach-related ...