You want national parks? Head west. National parks are more popular than ever: in 2024, the National Park Service tallied more than 331 million visits, its biggest year on record. But some states have ...

Edwin J Barron, 36, is accused of attacking three women in downtown Chicago in separate violent incidents on March 5. He faces hate crime and aggravated battery charges.

Some want Illinois' civil asset forfeiture system abolished. A retired police chief says it’s “one of the few tools that weakens criminal networks financially.” The Chicago Sun-Times went to Courtroom ...