Freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in tight race with Republican Jim...
Rep. Lauren Underwood takes on state Sen. Jim Oberweis, of Oberweis Dairy fame, for the U.S. House seat in Illinois' 14th Congressional District in the north and western suburbs. And in the west and...
View ArticleMarijuana ballot measures ahead in several Chicago suburbs including...
From legal cannabis sales to raising taxes for schools, many voters faced referendum questions on this fall's ballots.
View ArticleSpeaker Madigan dealt blow as Democratic Illinois Supreme Court Justice...
Speaker Madigan tested by billionaires in Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride retention battle.
View ArticleReferendum that would have closed late-night Tai’s Til 4 fails in Chicago’s...
Longtime late night Chicago bar Tai’s Til 4 will get to keep the party going until 4 a.m. in the Lakeview neighborhood, after an effort by neighbors to vote the precinct dry failed Tuesday by a wide...
View ArticleIllinois graduated income tax amendment runs into resistance in big bucks...
The fate of the “yes or no” referendum might remain unknown for days or weeks as late-arriving mail-in votes continue to be counted.
View ArticleIn Illinois, Biden wins across all broad demographic groups: AP survey of...
AP’s VoteCast is a survey of the American electorate conducted in all 50 states by NORC at the University of Chicago for The Associated Press and Fox News. The survey of an estimated 140,000 registered...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Michael Madigan and federal corruption investigation loom over...
Did Democrats increase their supermajority? Or did the Madigan effect boost Illinois Republicans?
View ArticleJudge Michael Toomin, who presided over high-profile cases from Jussie...
After a decade presiding over the juvenile courts, the county Democratic party declined to endorse Toomin, and he faced a groundswell of progressive activists alleging he had not done right by the...
View ArticleDemocratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx fends off Republican former...
Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx beat Republican challenger Pat O’Brien on Tuesday night, winning four more years to continue enacting her criminal justice reform agenda.
View ArticleMichigan Senate election: Race between incumbent Democrat Gary Peters and...
John James is aiming to be the first Michigan Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in a quarter-century, while Sen. Gary Peters is eyeing a second term.
View ArticleUS formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change
The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change
View ArticleDaywatch: Presidential race hinges on Midwest, Pritzker’s tax amendment runs...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article1 dead after tractor-trailer and passenger car collide on Eisenhower, state...
One person was killed when a passenger vehicle collided with the rear of a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate 290 Wednesday morning.
View ArticleCasten declares victory over Ives in west, northwest suburban congressional race
Rep. Sean Casten declared victory over Jeanne Ives for U.S. House in Illinois' 6th Congressional District in the western suburbs.
View ArticleCPS releases ventilation and air quality assessments, says most classrooms...
According to CPS, 94% of the more than 36,000 spaces in school buildings that were assessed are cleared for the return of students.
View ArticleCountry Club Hills man rammed Chicago police officer with stolen car, had...
Country Club Hills man allegedly rammed Chicago police officer with stolen car loaded with machine gun
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker blames rich Republicans for losing ‘fair tax’ fight |...
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View ArticleAfter winning second term, Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx...
Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday thanked supporters for delivering her a second term and promised to continue criminal justice reform efforts aimed at keeping communities...
View ArticleNo Chicago travel quarantine order update this week
Chicago will not add or remove states from its travel quarantine order this week, the city announced, following an indication last week that Michigan could be added soon.
View ArticleTopolobampo launches 5-course to-go menu, new deli opening in West Loop: How...
How Chicago restaurants are adapting to bring customers back in during the coronavirus pandemic. A running list.
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