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Gov. JB Pritzker and his Republican challenger, Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey, held their second and final debate on Wednesday.
Legal experts say they face an uphill battle. By law, one cannot defame the dead.
Who is profiting? Companies and people who buy up tax delinquent properties and then basically get their money back, with interest.
Police said two men have held up a dozen locations since August 20th, and in some cases, hitting the same block more than once.
It's looking more likely the Hollywood Casino in Aurora will be leaving the city's downtown.
The drivers accused the business of failing to pay base hourly wages or proper overtime.
Mostly sunny, dry and not as breezy for Thursday. Highs will be cool in the mid to upper 50s.
The job fair will include 73 employers, including PepsiCo, GrubHub, FedEx, Argonne National Laboratory, True Value Hardware, Sherwin-Williams, John Deere, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, and more.
Curie got the award for its innovative use of a behavioral health team, as well as its arts curriculum, to improve students' lives.
Three people are dead after their car crashes into a tree line and catches fire in Gurnee early Sunday morning.
Police are conducting an investigation near Lincoln Marsh Wednesday, according to Wheaton officials.
The 13-mile trail is coming to the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve and will take riders through the woods, grass and wetlands.
Not only did the Bulls sell the most Lids gear of any NBA team this offseason, they're the top-selling NBA team in 28 states.
The hospital stopped the service back in 2011 as a way to reduce costs, but this caused major strain at other nearby emergency rooms and cutting dozens of nursing positions.
I-55 south of I-80 is closed following a rollover crash involving two semi-trucks.
Accusers of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell gathered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their stories publicly, many for the first time. Two lawmakers joined them and are pushing for the release of all files related to the Epstein case.
Wildfires forced evacuations as 12,000 acres burned in California.
Illinois Congresswoman Delia Ramirez and other lawmakers are condemning the Trump administration’s plans to send in the National Guard in Chicago.
A more than $13 million settlement has been reached in a string of lawsuits over a deadly tent collapse at a festival in Wood Dale, Illinois, in 2015.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.3 billion and the Illinois Lottery is hosting a ticket grab giveaway in Hyde Park before tonight's drawing.
Indiana voters are choosing nominees for the U.S. House under existing district boundaries during Tuesday's primary elections.
A Chicago alderwoman is trying to get a better idea of who is on electronic monitoring in Cook County and how they're being tracked. She also wants to know what efforts are being made to track down those with active arrest warrants.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana — in the Buckeye State, they'll be casting ballots in Senate, House and governor's primary races, while Hoosiers will weigh in on House and state races.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
With 60 field organizers, 15 offices, and high-seven-figure spending planned, Iowa Democrats are making their most aggressive midterm investment in years as they target open seats for governor and U.S. Senate.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The city of Aurora has launched a naming contest for four baby falcons who were hatched after their mother began nesting outside of city hall. Click Here
Before we get there, the city has one more chilly day ahead on Wednesday. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Utz Quality Foods is recalling some Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips due to potential salmonella contamination from an ingredient.
Combined with rising costs for operating businesses, owners say this is a difficult time for them.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S.-Iran ceasefire "certainly holds" for now. He called Project Freedom, an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — which drew Iranian attacks on Monday — a totally separate and "temporary" operation.
Chicago police said the victims were riding in a vehicle when two gunmen on motorcycles pulled up and shot them.
A teenager was wounded in a shooting on Tuesday morning in west suburban Carol Stream.
A Chicago alderwoman is trying to get a better idea of who is on electronic monitoring in Cook County and how they're being tracked. She also wants to know what efforts are being made to track down those with active arrest warrants.
The Meals on Wheels program in DuPage and Kane counties is feeling the effect of high gas prices, especially among the volunteers they rely on to help get meals to senior citizens in need.
The city of Aurora has launched a naming contest for four baby falcons who were hatched after their mother began nesting outside of city hall.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Cuypers has scored in every match he's played in so far, including two goals in three consecutive games.
Munetaka Murakami hit his 14th homer and Miguel Vargas also went deep as the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0.
The Cubs trailed 3-0 in the fourth before Suzuki tied it with a three-run drive off Chase Petty, Chicago's longest homer of the season.
Graham previously served as the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Atlanta Hawks.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
A 17-year-old boy has died after police said he was stabbed by another teen over the weekend in southwest suburban Joliet.
Chicago police are investigating a burlgary targeting the video gambling machines at a liquor store in Lincoln Park early Tuesday morning.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
