How lucky can the residents of Carbondale, Illinois, be?
Celestial mechanics says any one spot on the Earth's surface should experience a total solar eclipse only once every 375 years, on average.
The 30,000 residents of the Midwestern city will (...)
The last words of a six-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime over the weekend were "Mom, I'm fine", his uncle said as hundreds gathered to lay the child to rest.
On Monday, the Mosque Foundation in the Chicago suburb of (...)
The suspect in Monday's mass shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead and injured more than two dozen has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart (...)
A suspect is in custody following a deadly shooting at a WeatherTech facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Saturday morning, according to the Bolingbrook Police Department.
One person was killed, while another shooting victim remains in critical (...)
The case of ex-"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who sparked a firestorm in Chicago by reporting a racist attack authorities have ruled a hoax, returns to court on Friday, when local media say a judge may tap a special prosecutor to review the (...)
Tiger Woods says he is ready to play golf again this week after the former world No. 1 withdrew from last week's Northern Trust due to back pain.
Woods arrived on Tuesday at Medinah, Illinois, venue for this week's BMW Championship, and said he (...)
Grammy Award-winning singer R. Kelly, who already faces state sexual assault charges, has been arrested in Chicago on federal charges after having been indicted there and in Brooklyn, New York, a law enforcement source said on Friday.
The source, (...)
Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer, Brian McCann had a solo shot, and the Atlanta Braves held on for a 5-3 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
Dallas Keuchel (1-1) earned his first win since signing a free agent deal with the Braves (...)
The polar vortex that locked the US Midwest in sub-zero weather and led to the deaths of at least 21 people will give way to milder, snow-melting temperatures this weekend.
Temperatures should reach the mid 40s to low 50s Fahrenheit through the (...)
Danielle Kang stayed in contention to make her first professional victory a major after finishing tied for the lead with Chella Choi in the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship Saturday.
Californian Kang avoided potential disaster at the (...)
Talented pianist Danielle Kang hit all the right notes to earn a share of the second-round lead with Kim Sei-young at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship Friday as the big names queued up close behind halfway through the second LPGA major of the (...)
Amy Yang had a share of the lead with fellow South Korean Chella Choi when threatening weather halted the first round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship Thursday.
Yang, twice a major runner-up at the US Women's Open, bogeyed the 17th hole to fall (...)
Jonquel Jones scored 19 of her career-high 23 points in the second half and finished with 21 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 97-79 on Sunday.
Jones, who set her previous career best of 20 rebounds on May 13, became the 12th (...)
A murder suspect who police said posted a video of himself on Facebook shooting an elderly man in Cleveland remained on the loose on Tuesday as authorities appealed to the public for help in the case.
Police said they have received "dozens and (...)
The fury of the winter storm that swept into the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day weakened heading into Tuesday, but thousands remained without power in the Dakotas and Michigan.
High winds and drifting snow continued to make travel hazardous (...)
Expatriates from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad recently launched a social organization, "Glory of Hyderabad," here.
Deputy Chief Minister of southern India state of Telangana Mohammad Mahmood Ali, who was the chief guest at the inauguration (...)
Martin Truex Jr. went from a completely unraveled tire that left him a lap down to the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship lead for the first time in his career.
He can thank a late caution in what has been an emotional year for the (...)
With a numerous drivers needing a win to qualify for the first NASCAR Chase for the Truck Series championship, aggression and accidents ruled the final laps.
Kyle Busch navigated it all to leave those hungry drivers disappointed.
Busch overcame a (...)
The Mississippi River and many of its tributaries continued their retreat on Sunday from historic and deadly winter flooding, leaving amid the silt a massive cleanup and recovery effort likely to take weeks if not months.
The flood, fueled by more (...)
A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of a black teenager pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
Jason Van Dyke is "hanging in there" and wants to tell his side of what happened so he's not seen "as this cold-blooded (...)
Floods in Missouri forced hundreds of residents out of their homes on Tuesday after four days of storms sent rivers to record levels, killing at least 13 people, closing hundreds of roads and halting shipping on the swollen Mississippi river.
A week (...)
Wild weather that saw tornadoes and flooding kill dozens of people continued to advance across the United States on Monday, now bringing deep snow and freezing rain over a huge swath of the country.
At least 44 people died over the weekend from (...)
The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police accused officers on Sunday of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a US federal probe over possible racial bias in (...)
Chicago's police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer's shooting of a black teenager 16 times and the department's refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced during (...)
Firefighters Tuesday morning were monitoring a fire in Erie, Ill., after a gas line exploded during the night, the company that owns the line said, according to UPI.
The cause of the explosion, which took place 11:30 p.m. CDT Monday, was not (...)