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A federal judge recently agreed to dissolve a 42-year-old court mandate on minority hiring within the Chicago Fire Department, finding that minority representation had increased substantially…
As a candidate in 2018, Fritz Kaegi ran as an outsider, pledging to upend business as usual in the Cook County assessor’s office. He vowed to…
The Chicago Police Department unveiled the final version of its new foot-pursuit policy Tuesday, in the making for over a year since Mayor Lori Lightfoot and…
MADISON, Wis. — An aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver to…
In contested primaries for the DuPage County Board on Tuesday, candidates cite public safety, the mental health crisis, financial stability and drawing new businesses to DuPage…
Nelly Martinez said her son attended an overcrowded high school on the Southeast Side, where the moldy water fountains wouldn’t work. Almost 10 years later, her…
As she sliced a cheese wheel and speed-wrapped blocks in front of 800 screaming fans, Cara Condon forgot she hates crowds. The 2022 Cheesemonger Invitational’s buzzing…
A Lake County judge Tuesday denied bond for the Round Lake Beach man accused of killing his three young children.After reviewing a motion from Lake County…
Greenwood Beach in Evanston is expected to be closed this summer according to a release from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.The release cites a national…
One of two identified cases of monkeypox in Indiana was diagnosed June 19 at Methodist Hospital Northlake in Gary, according to city officials.Gary Mayor Jerome Prince…