Chicago, Cook County Set Records For Early Voting
"Overall, for us in suburban Cook, 169,000-plus have already voted," Cook County Clerk David Orr said. "That's a 53 percent increase over 2010."
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"Overall, for us in suburban Cook, 169,000-plus have already voted," Cook County Clerk David Orr said. "That's a 53 percent increase over 2010."
The issue of discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace takes center stage next month before the U.S. Supreme Court.
"There is an intent to try to disrupt the orderly administration of the election," Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Chairman Langdon Neal said.
For months, the polls have predicted a tight race and political pundits were preparing for a very long night before Illinois would learn who will be its next governor.
A Bolingbrook man's younger brother and younger sister were arrested with him last month when they allegedly went to O'Hare International Airport to fly overseas to join the Islamic State terrorist group.
A local dentist is trying to save children's teeth, and provide some treats to members of the U.S. military for the fifth year in a row.
Evanston's Stone Porch by the Lake is a luxury bed-and-breakfast experience that's been Made in Chicago. It's the North Shore's only lakefront bed and breakfast south of Lake Forest.
With polls showing a tight race, the two major candidates for governor of Illinois launched a whirlwind day of campaigning on Monday to fire up their voters on the eve of Election Day.
Nik Wallenda's high wire act on Sunday did sky-high ratings in Chicago.
Highland Park police said the man was reported to be aggressive while at the hospital early Monday morning, and when officers showed up, the man pulled out a handgun.
The most recent fatal shooting happened early Monday on the South Side. About 12:20 a.m., Andrew Brown, 46, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest on a sidewalk in the 3000 block of East Cheltenham Place, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The tour bus always goes quiet as the granite pillars and archways come into view along 17th Street in Washington D.C. An announcement from the tour guide breaks the silence and tells the old soldiers on board what they already know: They've arrived at the National World War II Memorial.
The CTA is marking another milestone in the modernization of its rapid transit fleet.
Kurtis Garrett, 32 of the 6200 block of South Ada Street, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault of a peace officer, police said in a statement early Monday.
The 14-year-old boy's family reported him missing after firefighters responded to a blaze in the 1200 block of Stratford Road around 3:45 a.m. When firefighters arrived, the boy's parents said the teenager was nowhere to be found. Hours later, the boy was found safe at a friend's apartment.
