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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills last month aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use. Two other bills environmental advocates say are important steps to improving…
Repercussions from Northwestern University’s football hazing scandal have thrown the Big Ten school’s athletic department into upheaval in just a matter of days, spurring leadership shake-ups,…
Police in Omaha say they found a “hit list” at the home of a Nebraska man suspected of a homicide and carjacking before being fatally shot…
The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republicans…
Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations…
An Illinois man is in custody after leading state police on a chase on I-65 Wednesday, then slamming into multiple cop cars.Thomas Sanhamel, 45, of West…
Chicago could eventually be responsible for clearing at least some city sidewalks in winter, after aldermen advanced a proposal that could lead to a sidewalk snowplow…
Workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Michigan Avenue — the largest Starbucks in the world — are seeking union representation.Starbucks employees who work at the…
Chicago Ald. Jim Gardiner violated the city’s ethics code when he allegedly retaliated against a constituent and vocal critic by directing staffers to issue bogus citations…
A Chicago man who entered then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s private office during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and stole a staffer’s wallet as well as…