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As voters prepare to choose either former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas or Cook County commissioner and Chicago Teachers Union organizer Brandon Johnson to be…
A Cook County judge ordered an 18-year-man held without bond Friday after he was accused of murder in the death of Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso,…
Chicago police officers responding to a call of a person shot Thursday night at a residence in the 3200 block of West Ohio Street found a…
A prosecutor said Thursday that no charges will be filed against a suburban Chicago police detective who shot and killed a robbery suspect who had wounded…
National Weather Service officials called a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from noon to 10 p.m. Friday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois.Snow…
Gasoline with higher blends of ethanol could be sold year-round in eight Midwestern states beginning in 2024 under a rule proposed Wednesday by the Environmental Protection…
Walgreens on Thursday said it won’t sell an abortion pill by mail in 20 conservative-led states.The statement comes after attorneys general in 20 states last month warned Walgreens…
When Frank Sinatra sang in Chicago, he’d often dine afterward at Gene & Georgetti, a white-tablecloth steakhouse in River North.Sinatra would come to dinner after hours…
A new bill in the Illinois House aims to stop schools from working with police to issue students tickets for minor misbehavior, a harmful and sometimes…
Cook County property tax bills are starting to hit mailboxes, with taxpayers getting an extra month to pay their first installments this year.The first installment —…