When Lee Gettler got married six weeks ago, he didn't realize that with the "I do" came a change in his testosterone levels.

Smoke from a large wildfire in northeast Minnesota is moving through Illinois this afternoon. The fire started when lightning struck about 15 miles east of Ely, Minn.

City Council members are coming out in support of a Chicago casino, but Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is questioning their position.Aldermen approved a resolution at the city council meeting Thursday that calls for revenue from the possible casino to fund infrastructure projects.

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says a longer school day in Chicago is a no-brainer.The secretary was in Chicago on Friday as part of a national bus tour to promote state education reform.

A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after admitting he arranged for the murder of another officer.Jerome Finnigan was a former member of the now-disbanded Special Operations Section.

The newest Superman movie "Man of Steel" began filming in Chicago on Wednesday. The project has made stops in a few areas around Chicago-- spending the last two weeks in the far western suburbs, and landing downtown in the Loop this week.

An ordinance that expands ticketing for low-level marijuana possession passed the Cook County Board Wednesday.All but three commissioners voted for an amendment that allows the sheriff's office to give $200 tickets for posession of 10 grams or less of marijuana in towns or villages where there is no