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With all 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election this year, party leaders on both sides of the aisle say they…
A burgeoning Illinois nonprofit has begun providing free flights aboard small passenger airplanes to help patients travel to their abortion appointments, a new means of reproductive…
A group of Illinois’ top Democrats Thursday pitched to have the state become one of the first five in the nation to hold the party’s 2024…
Less than a month after commencement was held at Oak Park and River Forest High School in west suburban Oak Park, an 18-year-old who was part…
The office that investigates serious misconduct against members of the Chicago Police Department released its summary of findings and recommendations Thursday on two high-profile incidents that…
The Chicago Pride Parade is back after a 3-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and is the highlight of a month of events planned to…
The family of a Metra passenger killed when a train crashed into a truck has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, saying the commuter rail agency and the…
For the first time since Dec. 2004, five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn — have moved into alignment, a rare sight visible to…
It’s not just you: Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains are running reduced and delayed, a new resolution signed by 34 aldermen says.The group of aldermen…
As Tuesday’s primary day draws near, Chicago election officials are banking on a late surge in voters to boost dismal turnout, and in the meantime implored…