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Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey made the comments last Wednesday while meeting with leaders of the Hillsdale County GOP, according to a...

Two men and a woman, waving makeshift flags, were rescued from a deserted island on Tuesday after surviving on coconuts, conch and rats for...

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is now administering COVID-19 vaccinations at its facility to law enforcement, judges, state’s attorneys an...

A 17-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man died after a crash late Tuesday on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Englewood, officials said.

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An armed man surrendered to police Tuesday afternoon in west suburban Brookfield after barricading himself inside his home, police said.

"CTU members fought hard and sacrificed for this," union President Jesse Sharkey said.

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As families wait for the outcome of the union vote, some say both sides need to aim for stability, not "political theater."

Any impulse to “just move on” from the attack Donald Trump stoked at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was surely extinguished Tuesday in the minds...

The attack on the Capitol was as evil as the attacks on 9/11, Dahleen Glanton writes.

Two men sued off-duty Chicago police officer Kevin Bunge on Tuesday, alleging the cop used excessive force by shooting at them on the Northw...

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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Channahon, who has sought and gained national attention for battling Donald Trump’s influence over the Republica...

A man was injured and thick smoke lapped up the sides of the Kennedy Expressway during the afternoon rush period Monday after a propane tank...

Chicago’s public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady on Tuesday again implored people to stop sharing vaccine appointment codes at its ci...

A Facebook post inspired two Ridge Historical Society researchers to reunite Karen Autenrieth with the wedding ring she lost in 1973 in a sn...

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Feds: Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover sent coded messages from prison.

Two states and one territory were moved down Chicago’s emergency travel order list on Tuesday, officials said. Travelers returning to the ci...

A former pharmacist pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he tried to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine. Sentencing is sch...

Coming off the defeat of his signature graduated-rate income tax proposal in November, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is preparing to present a budget p...

The daily number of vaccinations was significantly higher than it was a week ago.

Notre Dame, for example, will hold a scaled-back ceremony but has postponed an event for last year's grads to next year.

How can I tell if the COVID-19 vaccine was effective? What if I get the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, but don’t get the secon...