The Purple Purse Challenge, organized by The Allstate Foundation, aims to raise awareness and funds for organizations that promote the…

Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, using subpoenas to demand…

Missing Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs was still at home when her parents were shot to death this week, Barron County…

Investigators ramped up the search for 13-year-old Jayme Closs Tuesday, deploying canines and releasing new photos of the teen, whose…

A second aid worker who was hostage by Boko Haram for seven months has been executed after a deadline for…

Two men are accused of punching and pistol-whipping store workers on the Near North Side over the weekend, then fleeing…

In an assessment of water pollution produced by 98 large meat-processing facilities across the United States, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit…

The Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has added two more priests to the list of those who have been…

The ISBA Judicial Evaluations will be published Wednesday, Oct. 10.

The Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program opened a new office to serve Kane and DuPage counties. LAP provides services to Illinois…