An apartment fire put Willie Taylor out of his home two years ago on Springfield's east side and threw his life into chaos. A ...

Rescuers pulled a young person out of Lake Michigan Wednesday during an emergency response at Evanston's Lighthouse Beach, fire officials said.

Uganda says it has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors.

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires. Officials opened cooling centers this ...

A teen was rescued from Lake Michigan in Evanston Wednesday evening. According to the Evanston Fire Department, the teen was pulled out of the water just before 9 p.m. at Lighthouse Beach, the ...

In addition to fire safety, RAs attended a session on leadership and social change. Jennifer Borrero from Campuspeak, founder ...

A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than ...

Virginia Avenue in Normal, Illinois has been closed due to an active fire, and drivers are being encouraged to take alternate routes.

Doc's Diner in Loves Park, Illinois caught fire on August 20 due to a ventilation system being serviced, prompting firefighters to extinguish the blaze on the roof.

The last of four people charged in the brutal 2018 killing of a West Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday, bringing the case to a close seven years later.

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city, alleging that her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass was followed by a smear campaign. Crowley claims the mayor led ...