CHICAGO - A Chicago doctor is accused of abusing a dog that was discovered barely breathing inside a crate. What we know A cleaning woman found the malnourished Portuguese water dog, named Betty, ...

The Tarrant police department’s computer system was breached ... including notifying federal authorities,” Mayor Wayman Newton told AL.com this afternoon. “Residents and businesses ...

CHICAGO — A man died after crashing his car and being ejected from his vehicle Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city’s South Side. Read more: Latest Chicago news and ...

A suspect has been charged in the December hit-and-run crash in Bessemer that killed a 57-year-old Bessemer man. Eddie Benjamin III, 51, is charged with reckless manslaughter and leaving the scene ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Department of Education was created as a cabinet-level agency in 1979 during President Jimmy Carter's tenure. Now, there have been calls to eliminate it, specially under ...

The incident happened at about 11:09 p.m. in the 2300 block of W. Monroe Street, police said. Patrol officers approached a man for an investigatory stop when he ran away. After a brief foot ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

A 41-year-old mother faked her child’s terminal illness and launched a GoFundMe to send the child to Disney World to meet ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...

The Department of Labor (DOL) is a critical federal agency that protects workers' rights, ensures workplace safety, and promotes employment opportunities across the United States. Around since ...

A popular spectacle during the summertime, fireworks at Navy Pier return for a very special love-themed show on Valentine's Day. The stunning display of pyrotechnics is best viewed from the South ...