Police say a man in his 50s died after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene while he was crossing the street on Lewis Avenue in Waukegan Friday evening.

A 20-year-old man was shot in the back after a gunman accidentally shot the victim while holding a loaded ghost gun as a group drove from Lake Forest to Waukegan, officials said.

The coroner's office has identified a father of six who died in a motorcycle crash along Route 14 in Woodstock as his wife says her husband was "taken from us way too soon." ...

The village board has appointed a new police chief to serve on the Round Lake Beach Police Department following the retirement of Chief Wayne Wilde.

A California man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old child, who disclosed the abuse to a teacher, in McHenry County.

Forecasters say severe thunderstorms are possible and could bring high winds and tornadoes to the northern Illinois area on Monday evening into Tuesday.