Housing and shelter, utility assistance, access to food and employment and income assistance were the most common needs for residents, according to 211 Metro Chicago program leaders.

Other key suburban races include the Aurora mayoral election, Arlington Heights’ leadership change amid the Bears stadium debate, and Dolton’s mayoral race, where Mayor Tiffany Henyard faces a federal ...

A 14-year-old boy is facing involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl, police said.

Firefighters are in the 3400 block of Mississippi Avenue near Cahokia Heights area to battle a vacant structure fire. Smoke ...