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A Cook County Circuit Court judge dismissed Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Quinlan's lawsuit accusing some of his opponents of illegally double-dipping by running for mayor while running for state office.
Long-anticipated renovation on the Congress Theater in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood could start by this winter, according to the 1st Ward alderman.
Metra and Cook County officials unveiled new lithium ion battery-powered trains that will first run on a stretch of the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island Line.
A man was charged with attempted murder and other felonies Wednesday after police said he attacked a woman and held her head underwater in a pond at Westfield Old Orchard shopping center in Skokie, Illinois, the day before.
More than two months after authorities found dozens of decomposing bodies at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office has identified all 55 people whose bodies were found inside.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday fell one vote shy of overriding Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of an ordinance that would have required a higher threshold for the city to borrow money.
Back-to-back years of water restrictions in the Des Moines area and a growing "Make America Healthy Again" movement have pushed a once-avoided issue into debates, ads and roundtables for candidates in both parties.
Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health announced they will merge into a single integrated academic health system, creating the largest health system in Chicago.
The Illinois High School Association board this week discussed the investigation into alleged racist behavior from the Lincoln-Way East High School girls' cross-country team in Chicago's south suburbs.
Six people are dead, including a child, in a small plane crash Tuesday night in south-central Wisconsin, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office.
The historic Route 66 was recognized Wednesday with a special dedication at Navy Pier.
A liquor store burglary was caught on camera on Chicago's Northwest Side overnight.
The University of Chicago announced Wednesday morning that it has identified a person of interest in a sexual assault at a fraternity house this past weekend.
Chicago students who met with Pope Leo in Rome last year are showing support following his lung cancer diagnosis.
Crash-and-grab burglars targeted a Shell Gas station in Highland Park, Illinois, overnight.
