The body of a 14-year-old Illinois boy who disappeared while swimming in strong currents at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has been recovered.

A former Waukegan police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to raping a woman while on duty.

A Northwest Side man faces felony charges after allegedly barricading himself in his home, prompting a police Hostage Barricade Terrorist Team response Tuesday afternoon.

With the general election less than four months away, quarterly reports filed Tuesday show Illinois' congressional candidates raked in millions -- though it's unclear what the money might mean for Democrats and Republicans once all the votes are tallied.

Three Republican state representatives accused a Democratic colleague of "race-baiting" and spreading "racial hatred" during a committee meeting Wednesday and demanded an investigation by the speaker of the House.

Wall Street turned higher Wednesday as another drop in oil priceshelped offset concerns about a jump in inflation last month. The DowJones industrial average rose more than 150 points.

The FBI is investigating now-defunct IndyMac banks for possible fraud, according to the Associated Press. IndyMac Bank's assetswere seized by federal regulators last Friday after the mortgage lendersuccumbed to the pressures of tighter credit, tumbling home prices andrising foreclosures.

A man suspected of being the "Groucho Bandit" serial bank robber was arrested Tuesday outside a North Side bar after a bartender recognized him from a newspaper photo, authorities said.

A suburban family arrived at a funeral home to view their 91-year-old grandmother's body but found another woman's body in the casket instead.

Democrats in the Illinois House have failed in their first try at reversing some of Governor Rod Blagojevich's cuts to the state budget.

A South Side restaurant known as the city's "premier soul food restaurant" was shut down Tuesday after inspectors discovered a rodent infestation and other critical health code violations.

Friends of Drew Peterson say they held on to the ex-cop's secret folding gun after Illinois State Police missed it during a search of his home three days after his wife vanished.

One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of

A prayer vigil will be held Wednesday as police search for the villain who took the life of 9-year-old Mya Lyons in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.

Hazardous materials crews swarmed to the scene early this morning when a tanker truck began spewing hydrochloric acid vapors in south suburban Lansing.