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Chicago is no stranger to hosting the Democratic National Convention.Between 1860 and 1996, the city hosted 25 Republican and Democratic conventions. No other city has hosted…
As strong wind, dryness and heat converge, the National Weather Service issued a Wednesday fire weather watch for Chicagoland and counties across north and central Illinois.The…
Economist Austan Goolsbee, recently named president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, urged caution Tuesday against raising interest rates too aggressively amid financial uncertainty and…
Police body camera video released Tuesday that shows Louisville officers being fired upon as they arrive at the bank where a shooter killed five people a…
An Antioch Community High School student was taken into custody Tuesday after a routine school search turned up a handgun in the student’s car, according to…
The University of Minnesota should hire more Native American faculty, offer students additional financial support and give back land to atone for its historic mistreatment of…
Walmart will shutter four Chicago locations by the end of the week, the company said Tuesday, citing the stores’ unprofitability as the reason for the closures.The…
A woman has been charged in federal court after prosecutors said she caused a disturbance that forced a flight to be diverted to Kansas City International…
Members of Local 4100 of the University Professionals of Illinois began picketing Tuesday at Governors State University, joining colleagues at Chicago State University and Eastern Illinois…
A legendary precinct captain for then-House Speaker Michael Madigan took the witness stand Tuesday in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial, telling jurors what it was like…