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The “ComEd Four” trial opened Tuesday morning with a battle over whether secret federal recordings would be released to the news media.

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The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of an Illinois law that eliminates cash bail ahead of a decision on the...

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Due to refinancing and years of primarily paying interest instead of principal, the debt owed for Soldier Field has ballooned from the origi...

A key allegation in the “ComEd Four” trial, expected to begin Tuesday with jury selection, promises a fascinating glimpse into how the strug...

A cause of death was not disclosed.

Outside of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, the main characters in the “ComEd Four” bribery conspiracy trial are hardly household names...

Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has...

The law grants employees of businesses one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 40 total paid hours per year.

Father Paul Guzman, an associate priest at Most Holy Redeemer in Evergreen Park, has been directed to step away from the church as an allega...

Alejandro Arellano, 31, was charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing that occurred at the Adams and Wabash “L” train station around...

The 53,000 square-foot, two-story performance center with be on the site of CHA’s former ABLA Homes housing complex

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Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of a German group known as the White Rose that actively resisted the Nazis, has died. She was 103.

Wind and snow could affect visibility Monday, the NWS said. Chicago will experience up-and-down temperatures this week.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accused of reneging on a 1982 deal to cover the 45-acre dump once it was filled with toxic sediment dredged fro...

The candidates hope support from labor will help turn out voters and pay for expensive TV ads.

Negotiations between Chicago-based food service provider Levy and the workers’ union produced a tentative deal after a weekend bargaining se...

Next mayor will be tasked with implementing sweeping new Chicago Police Department strategies and reforms.

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In Chicago and Illinois, efforts to make sure modern, reliable smoke alarms are installed in every home have been halting and slow.

Of all the players in the sprawling ComEd bribery investigation, the politicians, connected lobbyists, precinct captains, consultants and do...

The team, which last advanced to the tournament in 2017, will face off against Boise State — which drew seed No. 10 — in Sacramento, Califor...

This year's parade was dedicated to former St. Patrick High School principal Brother Konrad Diebold, who died in October.