In 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 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 ArticleRep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis separated by...
The race between Rep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis remained too close to call Wednesday morning, with the candidates separated by less than 1,000 votes, according to...
View ArticleWith Chicago’s Wednesday high temperature in the 70s, will the warm weather...
Chicago and Rockford could set records for five consecutive days with temperatures at or above 70 degrees in November, forecasters said.
View ArticleIllinois election live updates: Here’s where things stand Wednesday with key...
Here are the latest election updates from across the Chicago area and Illinois.
View ArticleChicago-area voters' Wednesday morning mood: From optimism to nerves to ‘grim...
Chicago-area voters' Wednesday morning mood: From optimism to nerves to ‘grim forebearance’
View ArticlePritzker-funded group concedes defeat on Illinois graduated income tax...
The group backed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to pitch his proposal to enact a graduated state income tax in Illinois acknowledged the constitutional amendment’s defeat Wednesday and warned of a...
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 special edition: Pritzker loses ‘fair tax’ ballot fight | Will...
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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 ArticleWatch live: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to hold a news...
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is holding a news conference. Watch live here.
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 ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 7,538 new known COVID-19 cases and 55...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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