2 more state House Democrats — 1 a member of Michael Madigan’s leadership...
Two more Democrats have gone public with their interest in replacing Michael Madigan as the next speaker of the Illinois House, one of them a member of Madigan’s leadership team.
View ArticleBookie with history of alleged mob links pleads guilty to new federal...
A convicted bookmaker with a history of alleged connections to organized crime figures faces up to nearly three years in federal prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to new charges of running an...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Q&A: When might teachers get vaccines? Does Chicago have enough...
City experts offer guidance on when we might move to the next stage of vaccinating, and where we are on vaccine supplies.
View ArticleMan fled to Missouri, had car repainted after shooting a man to death on West...
A Chicago man fled to Missouri and had his car repainted to try to cover his tracks after fatally shooting someone on the West Side last month, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.
View ArticleChicago police: Second victim dies from injuries in Gresham neighborhood...
One person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, according to police.
View ArticleState watchdog sues ComEd in federal court over alleged scheme to bribe...
The Citizens Utility Board watchdog group has filed suit in federal court accusing Commonwealth Edison of betraying its customers by orchestrating a bribery scheme to influence Michael Madigan
View ArticleIllinois will make coronavirus vaccine available to residents 65 and older in...
Illinois will make coronavirus vaccines available to all residents 65 and older when it enters the next phase of its immunization plan, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.
View ArticleChicago police officer arrested in alleged off-duty shooting
A Chicago police officer has been arrested in connection with an alleged off-duty shooting this fall on the Southwest Side
View ArticleMan arrested with gun day after September killing charged with murder after...
A man accused of opening fire at a party in September, leaving one person dead, was arrested with the weapon the next day—then charged with murder just this week, after authorities matched the gun to...
View ArticleDays after she was sworn in, Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller facing criticism...
Newly sworn in Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Miller was under intense criticism from fellow lawmakers and others on Wednesday over comments she made during a speech in Washington D.C. in which she invoked...
View ArticleU.S. Reps. Foster, Casten, Underwood, DuPage GOP chairman Jim Zay condemn...
Roundup of statements issued by federal, state and local elected officials in response to the large mob that pushed its way into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as Congress was in the process of confirming...
View ArticleLongtime St. Sabina pastor Pfleger receives support, releases statement after...
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, the senior pastor of Chicago’s largest Black Catholic parish who stepped away from ministry because of an allegation of child sex abuse from more than 40 years ago, released a...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers challenge electoral votes before Congress
The Senate debated a challenge by a handful of GOP lawmakers to the 11 electoral votes that Arizona cast for Biden Wednesday during a procedural reading of the electoral votes in Congress. Congress...
View ArticlePolice: Motorist was drunk during deadly Logan Square collision
A 41-year-old woman is accused of driving while intoxicated when she fatally hit a woman in the Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday.
View ArticleColumn: Chaos in Washington begs question: What if crowd who swarmed the US...
We watched Confederate statues receive better protection than the U.S. Capitol building and peaceful protesters tear-gassed during this summer's civil unrest.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 7,569 new COVID-19 cases and 139 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleChicago aldermen plan hearing on CPS reopening plan
Aldermen will meet Monday, as some students return to Chicago public schools, to debate the specifics of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial plan to start getting kids back into classrooms. The City...
View ArticleOak Forest police investigate homicide after responding to domestic call
Oak Forest police said they are continuing to investigate the homicide of a 37-year-old resident of that city following a report of a domestic disturbance early Tuesday
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union proposes extended school year and optional reopening...
"This new offer is a signal that ... we are seeking to negotiate a settlement here," the union president said.
View Article‘This is a coup attempt.’ Illinois members of Congress react with disgust as...
Members of Illinois congressional delegation expressed disgust Wednesday after a horde of protesters breached the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon after President Donald Trump urged his supporters to...
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