Metra’s trains on the Milwaukee District North Line are halted near Lake Forest and “extensive delays anticipated” after a freight train struck a pedestrian Friday, according to Metra.

About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, Wisconsin, to Birmingham, Alabama.

Bubble teams are facing big moments in their conference tournaments. Ohio State wasn’t up for it in the Big Ten on Wednesday ...

A man was killed Friday by a freight train in Lake Forest, police said. Sun-Times file Share A man in his 70s was struck and killed by a freight train at a Lake Forest railroad crossing Friday ...

As another storm system emerges from the Rockies into the Plains, the intensifying pattern was predicted to fuel wildfire outbreaks — including in areas that experienced destructive fires in recent ...

KCAL, KCBS, CAL FIRE RIVERSIDE, CNN By Mary Gilbert, Eric Zerkel, Zoe Sottile and Angela Fritz (CNN) — The strongest storm system of spring so far roared across the Midwest and South Friday night into ...

For teams all across the nation, it all comes down to this: Selection Sunday is here. Only 136 teams will get the opportunity to play in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments that tip off ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — RJ Davis had 23 points and five 3-pointers, Ven-Allen Lubin added 10 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 5 seed North Carolina beat fourth-seeded Wake Forest 68-59 Thursday in the ...

Lake Forest Deputy Chief Kevin Zelk said officers found the victim, a male in his 70s, struck by a northbound Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern freight train. The train was traveling from ...