Illinois has always had competition for the unwanted distinction of “most corrupt state.” On a per capita basis, Louisiana has been a strong front-runner and if Washington, D.C., were a state, its level of public corruption would be hard to beat.

A person armed with multiple assault rifles — including some attached to a car — was shot in New Jersey, according to a senior law enforcement official.

It's a situation Chief Millisky says most members of the Chews Landing Fire Department have never experienced.

DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.

Multiple injuries were reported after a dump truck crashed through the wall of a Target store in North Bergen, New Jersey on Friday afternoon. A preliminary investigation found that the dump truck was traveling west on 71st Street,

A New Jersey teacher is facing charges after police say she is accused of sexually abusing one of her students and having his child.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall made a revealing comment about his future with Connor Bedard and the franchise ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

The Chicago Cubs will sport baby blue on the field next season for the first time since 1961, debuting a new alternate uniform. Dubbed the "Blues Alternate," the look -- which was announced by the Cubs Thursday night -- pays tribute to the team's history and honors Chicago's contribution to the electric blues music movement with multiple nods to the era.

The Chicago Cubs unveiled a new set of uniforms on Thursday night that brings fans back to the 1980s. The powder blue uniforms harken back to the old set of uni

NEW JERSEY, USA — Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83. The White Sox said on social media that Torborg died in his hometown of Westfield, New Jersey. A cause of death wasn't given.

A South Jersey man is facing charges after a woman's body was found in a refrigerator in a forest along the Jersey shore.