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The measure was a watered-down version of an earlier proposal that would have allowed moratoriums on vape shops in some areas.

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At least three gunmen opened fire on a group standing outside Wednesday morning in the Ravenswood neighborhood, striking a special needs per...

In December, OSHA cited Amazon for allegedly failing to properly record injuries at the same Waukegan facility.

At least three gunmen opened fire on a group standing outside in the Ravenswood neighborhood, striking a special needs person who was waitin...

R. Kelly’s Cook County cases continue to move at a snail’s pace, despite a judge’s past urging to make progress now that the singer’s two fe...

The rail company has acquired hundreds of homes on the South Side but Ald. Jeanette Taylor contends "they've done nothing."

LEED is the most widely used green building rating program in the world. It takes into account factors such as air quality, safety and energ...

A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday.

Illinois’ flagship gun rights organization filed a federal lawsuit alleging the newly signed state law that prohibits high-powered guns and...

Aurora Pride, which organizes the annual Pride Parade in the city, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the city ordinance that they...

Mayor still remains close to several rivals in terms of cash on hand, including U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Cook County commissioner Bran...

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Here's a look at how Chicago area home values compare by ZIP code.

Ideas include the creation of an independent development authority and redirecting property taxes from new businesses toward social spending...

Illinois’ sweeping ban on high-powered firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines is facing at least two legal challenges and pushback...

Priorities for the union include fair pay raises for faculty that match inflation, job security and expanded mental health support for stude...

Herb Gross, a longtime Gail Borden Public Library District Board member, died Friday, Jan. 13, at age 86 at the Charter Assisted Living Cent...

Management of Green Oaks, a senior apartment building in Park Forest, called police after resident James Gordon, 81, had not been seen for s...

Albert Madansky was a statistics professor at the U. of C.'s graduate business school and also a deputy dean as the school shifted its focus...

A 21-year-old South American man was charged with one count of home invasion, a Class X Felony, and one count of residential burglary, a Cla...

Two Illinois paramedics face first-degree murder charges, having been accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher while taking hi...

Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by fellow Republican Mike Braun.

A fire at a central Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic is being investigated as arson, Peoria police said Tuesday, just days after the state...

If approved by state regulators, ComEd customers will pay an average of $17 per month more for delivery charges by 2027, the utility said.