1927: The Stevens Hotel — then the largest hotel in the world — opened on Michigan Avenue. The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete ...

A “mechanical issue” discovered during preparations for the 2025 season has led the Illinois Railway Museum to remove its ...

The list includes a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Austin, a former school in Avalon Park and an outdoor theater in South Shore.

Railroad Days was created ‘to create a national tourism event that really celebrated the railroad and industry heritage of ...

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn’t targeted. John O'connor, The ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health measles dashboard showed four confirmed cases in 2025 on Friday. The previous three cases had been in Chicago, the Cook County suburbs, and southern Illinois.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois politicians reacted Friday to the death of 91-year-old former Illinois Governor George Ryan. The embattled Republican served as governor from 1999 to 2003.

A 2-year-old died after being hit by a car in suburban Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Sunday afternoon ... This is a developing story. CBS News Chicago will continue to provide updates.

A survey found that Americans think the coolest work you can do in Illinois is be a fossil expert at the Field Museum. A recent survey asked 3,000 Americans what they think the coolest job is in ...