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Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films “Die Hard” and “Top Gun” and the hit television...

A former manager at the Cook County Land Bank Authority has been hit with a federal charge alleging he used straw buyers to fraudulently pur...

The move comes after months of protests from neighbors, parishioners and other advocates who say the statue is a beloved relic of the church...

A Rock Island Metra train headed toward Chicago hit a vehicle near Midlothian Tuesday, which led to extensive delays, according to Metra.

The lawsuit alleges the driver was drunk with a blood alcohol level of 0.13% — nearly twice the legal limit — when he ran a red light and co...

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the b...

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The law allows student-athletes to modify their uniform to match any cultural, religious or personal preferences they may have without facin...

Pence, weighing a bid for the GOP presidential nomination, said a decision won’t come before the holidays.

Burke has been on the City Council more than 50 years but faces trial for wide-ranging allegations of corruption.

Chicago police would not release details about the circumstances, citing an ongoing internal investigation, but a police spokesman on Monday...

Janel Mueller became chair of the U. of C.'s English department in the 1980s.

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The former elected supervisor of Plainfield Township pleaded guilty Monday to stealing almost $1.4 million over a six-year period from a pri...

Shortly after 12:15 p.m. Sunday, a Honda SUV traveling east on Northwest Highway crossed the westbound lanes of traffic, exited the road and...

The National Youth Advocate Program started the call center to help people deal with substance abuse, mental health and other crises.

Four years after it was founded by college friends, the nonprofit is looking to expand and be more self-sustaining.

Lightfoot decided not to file on the first day on Nov. 21, forgoing a chance to be first on the ballot.

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The Iranian soccer team, once viewed as a representation of the people, is now widely seen as another tool of the ruling clerics.

The sprawling case that brought down one of Chicago’s most notoriously violent gang factions started small.

Comedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died. He was 85.

Ninety years after a Soviet-caused famine killed millions of Ukrainians, demonstrators gathered in Chicago on Saturday to call attention to...

Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred in and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fa...

Ninety years after a Soviet-caused famine killed millions of Ukrainians, demonstrators gathered in Chicago to call attention to that tragedy...