President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.​

The defensive strategy in Washington D.C. features multiple fence lines, perimeters and buffer zones with thousands of National Guard members from Illinois and other states.​

Chicago police said two people were carjacked at gunpoint near Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in the Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday morning.​

Just Scream! is a hotline created by elementary school teacher Chris Gollmar.​

A woman accused of storming the US Capitol and stealing a laptop or hard drive from the office of Speaker Pelosi with the intention of selling it to Russia's intel service has been taken into custody, according to the Justice Department.​

A 22-year-old man exchanged gunfire with a would-be robber Monday in Wicker Park on the North Side.​

A small group of African American ministers from Chicago are headed to D.C. for Joe Biden's inauguration.​

A new generation of activists in the Black Lives Matter movement have picked up Dr. Martin Luther King's Civil Rights Movement mission for justice and equality, and are now carrying on his legacy.​