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President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday that he plans to pardon low-level federal marijuana possession convictions will likely have a small effect in Illinois, where thousands of…
Jennifer Del Prete said she spent nine years, one month and 26 days in prison after her wrongful conviction in 2005 for the death of a…
The number of Chicagoans with new HIV and AIDS diagnoses in 2020 sunk to levels not seen since the 1980s, according to a new city report.In…
After a year of stalled contract negotiations, faculty members and professional staff at the seven City Colleges of Chicago on Thursday authorized a right to strike…
Harry Styles has postponed his first concert in Chicago at the United Center, according to posts on social media. A tweet by the United Center advises:…
A west suburban woman was sentenced to two weeks in federal jail Thursday for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot before texting…
Where some people might see a dried-out sunflower stalk, Emily Moorhead-Wallace sees a home.Some gardeners toss twigs, thatch and branches at the end of fall to…
Twice-convicted R&B singer R. Kelly’s first hearing in Cook County court after his Chicago federal trial left observers with little clarity about how the lingering county…
On Nov. 8, voters across Illinois will elect their governor, junior U.S. senator, two Illinois Supreme Court justices, all 17 of Illinois’ representatives in the U.S.…
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick was looking over bulletins from other law enforcement agencies when he saw something that chilled him — an alert about a…