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Burke, among 12 council members who won't return for the next term, joined the council in 1969.

Public consumption is illegal, but companies are finding ways around that ban for pot's unofficial holiday.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s relationship with aldermen has been strained since her inaugural address.

The Cook County sheriff’s office is moving to fire two correctional officers accused of punching inmates in separate beatings captured on ja...

The gathering "has the potential for public disturbances and acts of violence," Berwyn's police chief said.

The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow rest...

The deal is expected to generate between $24 million to $37 million in new water revenues annually, but not until 2030.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson pushed lawmakers to deliver funds for schools and youth employment while pitching legislators on Chicago's criti...

Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family s...

After six weeks of testimony, the “ComEd Four” bribery trial involving an alleged scheme to bribe House Speaker Michael Madigan is nearing a...

Much of the Chicago lakefront, made earlier from limestone steps, was replaced with concrete to combat erosion.

The victim was a 76-year-old man from Mexico, the Lake County sheriff’s office said.

A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has...

The campaign seeks to secure “sweeping anti-racist legislation” in at least 20 cities before year’s end.

A man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking i...

Police said they do not know why the vehicle veered off the road.

National weather officials are expecting thunderstorms to develop Wednesday evening with winds up to 60 mph in portions of north central and...

The mother of the 14-year-old girl who died a week after being shot in the Austin neighborhood has “lost her heart forever," an aunt wrote.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

For those who celebrate Ramadan and both Eid holidays based on a moon sighting rather than a calendar date, taking time off is a dilemma.

Workers at the Rise dispensaries, primarily inventory workers and budtenders, voted to unionize last year and have been negotiating for thei...

Mayor Lori Lighfoot used a weekly meeting with police leaders to demand answers for why officers seemingly struggled to control crowds of yo...

Big money not always the winning ticket in school and library board contests.

Police and District 65 officials determined the magazine was from a handgun that belonged to a family member of the boy.

Chicago schools will get $150 million more next year to increase spending per pupil and target investments toward schools with the most need...