The number of fundraisers started to help cover essential expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries jumped 20%, ...

The FBI’s Chicago field office on Wednesday said it is seeking to identify other potential victims of 44-year-old Luis Uribe, ...

Chicago Transit Board members on Wednesday acknowledged there’s work to be done to ensure trains and buses are as safe as ...

Over the objections of the mayor, the Chicago City Council agreed to meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Dec. 23 in ...

The measure is the third attempt by Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) to expand the Chicago Police Department’s power in an ...

CPD officers have shot 22 people, killing nine, since the start of the year, records show. In 2024, CPD officers shot 12 ...

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates ...

Judge Debra Ann Seaton denied a 60-day extension request saying “it would be inhumane for this court not to relocate people as quickly as possible,” citing gas leaks and plumbing issues. Many ...

The legislation was designed to favor GOP candidates in the next year’s midterms. Republicans control the state Senate, but many have been hesitant or openly opposed to the idea of mid-decade ...

Illinois Republicans held their annual events around the Illinois State Fair on Thursday, with former Illinois GOP Chair Don ...

Illinois’ consolidation of suburban police and fire pension funds is beginning to pay off, with records showing improved investment returns and significant cost savings for some local governments.

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