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First-time voters in Illinois discuss why they cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election, and how they feel with results still pe...

A 70-year-old woman was shot and critically wounded while inside a home on the West Side Wednesday night.

As Illinois recorded its second-highest daily number of newly-diagnosed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the state’s top public health offici...

Still out of power, Illinois Republicans ride voter dissatisfaction with state government to deal J.B. Pritzker, Speaker Madigan defeats

A city-sponsored special downtown business tax to help pay for security for businesses that got hit by summer looting ran into turbulence We...

Fresh off spending $58 million of his fortune in a losing effort to pass a graduated-rate income tax, a frustrated Democratic Gov. J.B. Prit...

After an Evanston middle school student encountered a racial slur on a remote learning platform last week, school officials now say an inves...

Unseasonably warm Fall November temperatures are expected to last in the Chicago area into the weekend.

As the election count continues, many liberals bemoan the fact that former Vice President Joe Biden didn't win in a landslide. They can't be...

Chicago’s Department of Transportation has fixed a poorly maintained stretch of road in West Englewood that led a South Side alderman to vot...

The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change

Chicago will not add or remove states from its travel quarantine order this week, the city announced, following an indication last week that...

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Country Club Hills man allegedly rammed Chicago police officer with stolen car loaded with machine gun

Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday thanked supporters for delivering her a second term and promised to continue c...

Chicago and Rockford could set records for five consecutive days with temperatures at or above 70 degrees in November, forecasters said.

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

According to CPS, 94% of the more than 36,000 spaces in school buildings that were assessed are cleared for the return of students.

The race between Rep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis remained too close to call Wednesday morning, with the candida...

One person was killed when a passenger vehicle collided with the rear of a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate 290 Wednesday morning.

Rep. Sean Casten declared victory over Jeanne Ives for U.S. House in Illinois' 6th Congressional District in the western suburbs.

Here are the latest election updates from across the Chicago area and Illinois.

Here are the latest election updates from across the nation. The presidency and U.S. Senate are on the line, and the results may be uncertai...

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The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change