A funeral will be held Thursday for the late former Illinois Governor George Ryan in his hometown of Kankakee. He died last ...

A horrific case of road rage was caught on video as an SUV driver swerved, knocking a motorcyclist off of the road.

OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- Oak Lawn police are searching for two suspects who broke into a home with the homeowner present. Chopper 7 was over the home Wednesday in the area of 90th Street and Sproat ...

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

Cardinals make their way from the Pauline Chapel to the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect the next pope.

The Chicago athlete couple announced the pregnancy on social media on Wednesday, with Mallory Swanson captioning a series of photos, "Our greatest blessing." ...

A piece of property visited by tens of thousands in Wisconsin Dells has been sold. The Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Show began in ...

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- City Council handed Mayor Brandon Johnson a major victory Wednesday, by greenlighting his Green Social Housing ordinance: It uses taxpayer money to help create more affordable housing ...