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An Illinois eighth grader is speaking out after being the star of a viral video showing him sinking a near full-court buzzer beater during a basketball game this week.

Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford sums up 2022's fall season in Chicago as dry and pleasant. Here's a look back at the season's significant events.

A Chicago teenager was shot and killed on Tuesday by two males armed with handguns who fled after committing the crime, according to police.

Illinois lawmakers have submitted proposed changes to controversial criminal justice measures slated to take effect on New Year’s Day.

Dr. Monique Brotman allegedly billed Medicaid $58,747.57 for ultrasounds and other services that were never provided, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office said.

The pilot of a small plane that crashed in northern Illinois has died. The cause of the crash is under investigation and the pilot was the only person on board the plane.

Dancers from the Kyiv City Ballet have more than just choreography on their minds as the war in Ukraine rages on.

An Illinois man was on supervised release after two bank robberies, stealing nearly $10,000, when he committed two more heists, federal prosecutors said.

Illinois consumer advocates have a message to those shopping for toys: Be careful

The investigation of an attempted abduction in Seabrook led to the arrest of a man wanted on multiple violent offenses out of Illinois, according to authorities.

Virginia climbed 11 spots to No. 5 in this week's AP Top 25 following a difficult week.

Michigan and Ohio State are set to battle in Week 13 for the top spot in the power rankings and a berth in the Big Ten Championship.

Kentucky drops out, Virginia rises, and the Big Ten rules in John Fanta's Power Rankings. Check out his Top 15, his Player of the Week, and more!

Reece Beekman and No. 16 Virginia capped an emotional week by going on a late 13-point run to defeat No. 19 Illinois 70-61 to win the Continental Tire Main Event.

Week 12 of college football continues Saturday with Ohio State-Maryland, Texas-Kansas, and more in action. Here are the top plays!

Michigan kicker Jake Moody hit a go-ahead field goal with less than ten seconds remaining to lift the third-ranked Wolverines to a win over Illinois in Ann Arbor.

Week 12 of college football continues Saturday with TCU-Baylor, Illinois-Michigan and more in action. Here are the top plays!

Week 12 of college football continues Saturday with TCU-Baylor, Illinois-Michigan and more in action. Here are the top plays!

Week 12 of college football continues Saturday with TCU-Baylor, Illinois-Michigan and more in action. Here are the top plays!

Seniors helping teach preschool is the norm at a school in Oak Park, Illinois.

National Weather Service officials issued a hazardous weather outlook Saturday morning warning of scattered snow showers into the evening leading into heavier snow, decreasing visibility in areas of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

Week 12 of the college football season has two matchups between top 25 teams, highlighted by No. 16 UCLA facing its fierce in-state rival, No. 7 USC, at the Rose Bowl.

Free Dec. 1 virtual event from the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica will show high school journalists how to report on police ticketing at school.

Joel Klatt explains why Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy will face his biggest test this weekend against Illinois' top-ranked pass defense.

A man who was allegedly involved in the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 will face charges. The man is accused of stealing an officer's baton and interfering with law enforcement.

Iowa's offense has been a punchline for much of the season, but after three straight wins, the Hawkeyes have a path to the Big Ten title game.

The conservative network started the trend and it's been turbocharged by social media, the former president told "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah.

Health leaders are pleading with parents to get their children vaccinated against the flu, which is spreading in the Chicago area.

Can No. 4 TCU remain unbeaten? Can UCLA knock off No. 7 USC? Here are the numbers to know this weekend.

A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to felony charges for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S Capitol was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of a woman killed in a wrong-way car collision on November 8, Sangamon County officials said. According to the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s office, Shane Jason Woods of Auburn was driving north in the southbound lanes on Interstate 55 in Springfield when his pickup truck slammed into a car driven by 35-year-old Lauren Wegner of Clayton, North Carolina. Woods has been indicted on felony counts of first-degree murder, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated fleeing and eluding a peace officer and is being held in Sangamon County Jail, according to a press release from the county's state's attorney's office.

U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Keith Tipsword of Illinois will be laid to rest over 80 years after his death. Tipsword died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Illinois’ overall ranking for hospital safety has again dropped, this time to 28th in the country, with one Chicago hospital earning an F

A small Waukegan, Illinois Jewish cemetery was vandalized with antisemitism and swastikas painted on headstones on Monday. One vandal wrote, "Kanye was rite" on one tombstone.

Here's everything you need to know about Illinois-Michigan, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert pick from Sam Panayotovich.

Illinois voters have approved an amendment to their state constitution that guarantees the right to bargain collectively.

Four solar energy companies that used a common contractor were ordered to pay a total of $1.3 million for environmental violations. The solar farms are in Illinois, Alabama, and Idaho.

A state board approved a plan Monday by Advocate Aurora Health to combine with Southern system Atrium Health

Rival biker gangs in Chicago have reportedly been faced escalating violence as the Mongol National Motorcycle Club moves in on territory reportedly claimed by the Outlaws.

Purdue has the West's inside track to the Big Ten Championship Game. See how the power rankings look entering Week 12.

Illinois state legislators head into the year's final session, with possible tweaks to a controversial criminal justice law on the agenda.

A Chicago store clerk and suspected robber are dead after a witness carrying a concealed carry license intervened during the robbery on the south side of the metropolis.

Aidan O’Connell passed for 237 yards and three scores, two to Payne Durham, and Purdue beat No. 21 Illinois 31-24 to turn the Big Ten West race into a muddled mess.

The Democratic blowout up and down the ballot highlighted by GOP losses in suburbs that were once the home of bedrock Republicanism.

Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now make up 44% of new Covid cases, compared with 32% last week, according to CDC data.

No. 2 Ohio State has rolled over most of the competition this season, but the running game could be a cause for concern.

Secretary of State-elect Alexi Giannoulias launched a website to share ideas on how to improve the office.

Vintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big.

Democrats will hold on to Illinois' 17th Congressional District as Eric Sorensen defeats Republican Esther Joy King, according to The Associated Press.

Green Rose Dispensary will be on the site of the old Carson’s Ribs restaurant on Ontario at Wells streets.

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Democrat Nikki Budzinski has been declared the winner in the 13th U.S. House District.

Jan Schakowsky, 78, was first elected to the 9th district in 1998, after serving eight years in the Illinois General Assembly.

A former state senator from Champaign, Michael Frerichs ran a campaign touting his accomplishments as state treasurer over two terms in office.

Susana Mendoza was first elected as Illinois’ comptroller in 2016 after winning a special election following the death of Judy Baar Topinka.

Three former Illinois prison guards face life in prison for a beating that led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin in 2018.

With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide next month whether to amend their state constitution to guarantee the right to bargain collectively.

A 5-1 start has netted No. 24 Illinois three Big Ten midseason awards from The Associated Press.

Planned Parenthood officials have announced plans for a mobile abortion clinic, a 37-foot RV that will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down a constitutional right to abortion and sending the issue to the states has groups on both sides of the debate focusing more than ever on races this fall for state supreme courts.

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Coolio, died suddenly Wednesday, according to multiple reports. He was 59 years old.

Rapper Coolio, known for hits including “Fantastic Voyage” and “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died at the age of 59, his manager confirmed Wednesday evening.

Lottery officials say two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket was sold in a Chicago suburb for a late July drawing, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million.

A Starbucks-branded drink is being recalled over concerns about the presence of metal fragments in the product.

Democrats who run state government are celebrating because tax rebates totaling more than $1.2 billion are heading to 6 million taxpayers.

Walmart-owned Sam’s Club said Wednesday it will raise its annual fees this fall, as the warehouse club’s membership hovers at a record high and inflation-pinched shoppers seek deals on bulk items.

The top team caught 346 fish in just two hours, according to organizer Nikki Gregerson, but that team wasn’t the biggest winner of the event.

A House oversight subcommittee wants regulators and industry leaders to explain what they are doing to stop cryptocurrency fraud and other scams perpetrated on consumers.

Astros ace Justin Verlander has left their game against Baltimore after three scoreless innings because of right calf discomfort.

It’s safe to assume that someone at Richardson Adventures Farm in Spring Grove, Illinois, loves James Bond. Like, a lot.

Yoán Moncada came through with the go-ahead single in the eighth inning for the second straight game, and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Houston Astros 4-3.

Authorities say three people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago-area amusement park’s entrance that sent visitors scrambling for safety and prompted the park to close early.

Caterpillar is reporting a strong second quarter and it topped most profit expectations with higher prices for machinery offsetting rising costs.

Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion, plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff.

A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has reopened.

A day that was supposed to be filled with laughter quickly turned into fear after a rooftop shooter targeted a crowd of people attending a Fourth of July Parade Monday in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, according to law enforcement.

Police say a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror.

Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Houston Cougars star and the program’s winningest player Fabian White Jr. signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, which includes a summer league deal for the former Atascocita forward, a league source tells KPRC 2.

If “invasive carp” doesn't sound appetizing, how about a plate of copi.

Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to use a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, in an effort to address racial inequities in maternal care.

Sam’s Club is offering an $8 membership deal that’s redeemable in-person at all Sam’s Club locations from June 17 through June 26.

People are flocking to pools, beaches and cooling centers in a swath of the Midwest and South spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes, as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond and may have caused the deaths of at least two people in the Milwaukee area.

Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar says it's packing up its headquarters from its longtime home state of Illinois and heading to Texas.

Meat-packing giant Smithfield Foods says it will close its only California plant next year, citing the escalating cost of doing business in the state.

For some female incumbents running for reelection in Congress this year, holding their seats comes with a new challenge.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws.

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent.

A northern Illinois family who were renovating their home this month unearthed a bag of french fries that had apparently been sitting inside a wall for more than 60 years.

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys offered starkly different explanations Friday for the fatal beating of an Illinois prison inmate four years ago in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating in the trial of two former correctional officers.

Dairy Queen is celebrating its 75th anniversary with 75-cent ice cream cones.

The UH Cougars are in San Antonio preparing for their Sweet 16 date with #1 Seeded Arizona.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says South Carolina and Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris have reached a five-year deal for him to become the next men’s basketball coach.

Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 68-53 win over Illinois.

The University of Houston men’s basketball team is once again moving on to the Sweet 16, now making it three straight trips.

The Houston Cougars are ready to face Illinois during the 2nd round of NCAA college basketball tournament.

We finally have a March featuring NCAA Tournament games with no crowd restrictions at sites across the country.

Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Badgers’ Greg Gard is coach of the year.