Jack Mayor is a self-advocate and young adult with autism. The Naperville native spends his time helping others as a youth ambassador with Autism Speaks. The Empower Summit & Challenge by Autism ...

An individual was arrested near UnitedHealthcare's headquarters in Minnesota on Monday after officials said they "issued threats of violence" directed at the facility.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Triathlon is back this summer. Registration opened this week. The races are happening on August 23 and 24. The triathlon begins in Lake Michigan, winds through the city, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been charged in stabbing and killing a woman on the city's Northwest Side on Saturday. The attack happened at about 11:24 p.m. Saturday in the 2700-block of West Balmoral ...

A beloved doorman, who was killed this weekend in a shootout near the UIC-Halsted Blue Line station, is being remembered as someone who helped everyone he knew.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in the Streeterville neighborhood last month, as large groups of teenagers were seen in the area.

The judge who ordered the government to facilitate the return of a wrongly deported Maryland man from El Salvador will hear from DOJ attorneys at a hearing Tuesday.

A former Colorado sheriff's deputy convicted of killing a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help has been sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A young man with special needs was grazed by gunfire in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The shooting took place at about 7:28 a.m. in the 7800-block of South Carpenter Street.

The African American Museum of Philadelphia has a new exhibition by Demond Melancon called As Any Means Are Necessary. The artist, based in New Orleans 9th Ward, is a member of the Young Seminole ...

A woman was shot and critically injured during a fight outside a Southwest Side school on Monday evening, Chicago police said.

However, using advanced drone technology, Gregory was able to capture a never-before-seen moment in penguin behavior when a group of chicks, having lost their way, faced a 50-foot cliff. The penguins' ...