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As many Americans returned to work Tuesday following the holiday break, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove was in Washington and joining other Democratic members…
ExpandAutoplayImage 1 of 2Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, died Jan. 3, 2023 at the…
Standing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building Monday morning fresh from learning that a judge vacated her murder convictions, Madeline Mendoza, who was 16 when she…
Robert “Wes” Wheeler Jr., a 22-year FBI veteran with a background in counterterrorism, was named Tuesday to lead the agency’s busy Chicago field office.Wheeler’s appointment was…
A Wheeling man has been charged with a hate crime and vandalism for allegedly spray-painting swastikas on a church, authorities said.Josef Stumpfoll, 35, of Wheeling is…
Nearly 1,600 death row inmates have been put to death in the U.S. since 1977, but an execution scheduled for Tuesday in Missouri will be the…
On the morning of his scheduled jury trial, a suburban man pleaded guilty — again — to narcotics and weapons charges alleging the sale of two…
Chicago is expected to see warm yet soggy conditions throughout Tuesday with colder temperatures at or above freezing expected to sweep through Thursday, according to the…
U.S. auto sales likely rose in December and will rebound in the new year as a recovery in vehicle production will more than offset the effects…
More than 400 Howard Brown Health workers went on strike Tuesday, amid layoffs at the health center, which specializes in treating LGBTQ+ patients throughout the city.The…