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The head of the U.S. Secret Service is in Chicago this week to tour the venues that will play host t
Chicago police officials say they’re ready for the Democratic National Convention in August, despite
Little Richard, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Chicago’s own Reverend James Cleveland are a few of the mu
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey discussed the upcoming vote
Illinois lawmakers want to tweak the name for illegal gun possession in criminal cases. Lawmakers ar
When LaVonte Stewart, Sr., was a kid in South Shore in the 1980s, he had a real sense of community.
A popular state tax credit claimed by more than 11 million Illinoisans is poised to get more generou
The University of Chicago is withholding the degrees of four students who were scheduled to graduate
When the four members of Third Coast Percussion were studying classical music at Northwestern Univer
CTA President Dorval Carter defends himself to the Chicago city council amid persistent safety and r
A new report from the Chicago Inspector General warns the Police Department may not be ready to hand
Mister Kelly’s was the hottest of spots in Chicago nightlife back in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, hosti
Lawmakers left Springfield without passing a measure aimed at reforming the Illinois Prisoner Review
The head of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability is re-upping her push to strip the po
With climate change accelerating and overconsumption booming, it can feel like we have no agency ove
Illinois lawmakers passed a state budget early this morning. They also voted to eliminate the statew
Illinois lawmakers approved a resolution calling on President Joe Biden to allow longtime undocument
“The Ball Game” was an ancient, Mesoamerican sport and spiritual ritual that has fascinated archeolo
The Illinois House returns to Springfield to finish up their work for the spring legislative session
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and more than two dozen Chicago Police officers crossed
