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For decades, the Tylenol murders have been one of the nation’s most terrifying mysteries. Seven people in the Chicago area died in late 1982 after taking…
Shortly after sunrise on Sept. 30, 1982, Dr. Edmund Donoghue walked into the Cook County medical examiner’s office and received confirmation of what he had strongly…
As the CTA faces ongoing complaints of unreliable service and concerns about safety, Chicago aldermen once again sought to bring agency leaders in front of the…
Metra and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi are calling for checks on a proposed railroad merger that would bring more freight trains to parts of the Chicago…
A Batavia High School employee is under investigation after a video circulated on social media reportedly showing the worker putting a student in a headlock.A Batavia…
Authorities Wednesday had not yet charged the substitute teacher they said hit a Waukegan student in the face during a Tuesday science class, while the student’s…
The Aurora City Council during a sometimes heated meeting Tuesday night approved a redevelopment agreement that will allow Hollywood Casino to move from its downtown location…
Democrat Mary Jane Theis on Wednesday took over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, succeeding retiring justice and fellow Democrat Anne Burke.Selected by her…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will direct at least half of Chicago’s advertising spending toward local media, with a goal of reaching non-English speakers with information on services…
Chicago aldermen rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s choice to serve as City Council education committee chairman in an embarrassing rebuke to the reelection-seeking mayor.The drama began early…