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Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker hailed Tuesday’s overwhelming defeat of a Kansas ballot measure that would have repealed abortion protections enshrined in the conservative state’s constitution as…
After disappearing nearly three months ago, a Chinese University of Chicago student has been found safe and has reunited with his family, according to a university…
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed Wednesday in a car accident in her northern Indiana District, according to her office.“Jackie’s husband, was just…
An 18-year-old security guard remains behind bars after allegedly faking a mass shooting alert at Lollapalooza so she could leave work early, prosecutors say.It was shortly…
The Chicago federal case against R. Kelly took yet another strange twist Wednesday when it was revealed that the onetime lead prosecutor used a burner email…
Food insecurity is at the forefront of community concerns, as the latest round of Joyce Foundation grantees can attest.The private organization usually invests in potential solutions…
Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed at the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park has been released from pediatric intensive care after almost…
Chicagoans can expect hot temperatures, humid air and storms to hit the city Wednesday.Possibly severe storms may bring frequent lightning, soaking downpours and damaging winds to…
Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer lost Tuesday to a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump as he and two other Republican U.S. House members…
As a federal judge Tuesday granted a lengthy extension for Michael Madigan’s racketeering case, the former Illinois House speaker’s state pension has risen to nearly $149,000…