Lawyers for the Chicago Tribune challenged in court today the filing of documents out of public view by lawyers on both sides in the retrial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Two beaches have been closed after the McHenry County Department of Health found high levels of bacteria in the water.

Police wounded a man and killed a dog that charged at them Thursday in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood.

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot during a fight in the Englewood neighborhood late Thursday, police said.

A 15-year-old girl was shot in the neck and seriously wounded late Thursday in the Hermosa neighborhood, police said.