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CPS "fails to fulfill" its "contractual promise" to provide workers "safe and healthful conditions," the arbitrator wrote.

A judge Thursday denied a request to stop Illinois officials from rescoring applications for recreational marijuana licenses, allowing the d...

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If Illinois' coronavirus resurgence doesn’t begin to subside, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Thursday that he may again put in place some form of...

Former Cook County commissioner Tony Peraica filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Employment Security on behalf of his...

The Copernicus Foundation said Thursday it filed a lawsuit accusing Chicago of unfair treatment after city officials declined the nonprofit’...

As Mayor Lori Lightfoot works behind the scenes to muster the votes she needs to pass her 2021 city budget, she has delivered a message to C...

A man was killed in a Lake Forest hit-and-run Thursday morning.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won her bid for a second term Thursday, narrowly defeating Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the w...

First-time Republican candidate Mike Buehler declared victory Thursday in the race for McHenry County board chairman, as incumbent Jack Fran...

Cook County jail coronavirus update, Sheriff pleas for community's help

As coronavirus cases in Chicago continue to spike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will impose a 10-person limit on weddings, birthday parties, funeral...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after battling an extra-alarm fire that started early Thursday on the 10th floor of a 22-s...

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

Donald Trump is doing an excellent job creating a fantasy world — let’s call it “the MAGA-verse” — in which he won the 2020 presidential ele...

Trump might think these displays of loyalty are about him, but Republicans have something else on their mind, Dahleen Glanton writes.

A 25-year-old man was killed and another man was critically injured Wednesday night in a West Side shooting, according to Chicago police.

A 12-year-old boy was shot multiple times Wednesday night on the West Side, according to Chicago police.

An extra-alarm fire engulfed a Far South Side warehouse Wednesday night but no injures were reported, according to the Chicago Fire Departme...

Faced with a record number of COVID-19 patients, some Illinois hospitals are returning to strategies similar to those they adopted in the ea...

Basketball teams can practice Monday, but whether the season moves forward won't be decided until after Nov. 19, the IHSA said.

As Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden challenged Republican President Donald Trump for the Oval Office in last week’s election, Chic...

Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood extended her slim lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis as ballots continue to be coun...

More than 500 complaints have been filed against Chicago police officers since late May on allegations that they mistreated protesters durin...