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Congresswoman Robin Kelly says President Trump needs to look in a mirror when searching for reasons behind the Virginia violence.
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly says President Trump needs to look in a mirror when searching for reasons behind the Virginia violence.
Mayor Emanuel took President Trump to task for not singling out neo-Nazis in his initial remarks.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says student loan debt is now the largest unsecured consumer debt in the nation.
The Chicago Democrat is part of the 43-member House Problem Solvers Caucus.
The governor said he'd accept a compromise that restores some of the $250 million in state funding he vetoed for Chicago Public Schools.
Cook County advocates are pushing for an ongoing fund to help low-income people who might lose their homes because of unpaid property tax bills.
Ending weeks of speculation, Mayor Emanuel said he would reappoint an occasional critic, Lori Lightfoot, as head of the Chicago Police Board
Students may eventually miss classes if the battle over a new school funding formula isn't resolved, one top official tells WBBM's Craig Dellimore.
The mayor said the governor's veto will hurt minority and poor students in less-affluent school districts more than it will hurt CPS.
Cook County officials are calling for statewide bail reform, in line with a report authored by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
The majority of people on the waiting list for organs are minorities, yet they are much less likely to donate their organs. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
Johnson said his officers are not going to be distracted by President Trump encouraging police to be tough with suspects.
The city's online universal preschool application process has been given an upgrade to help parents looking for programs for their kids.
Democratic candidate for Governor JB Pritzker is outlining a plan he says that would be the strongest resistance to harmful policies of Republican President Donald Trump
Riverside Police Chief, Tom Weitzel, said some of the policies State's Attorney Kim Foxx is putting in place is helping to dismantle the criminal justice system, not reform it.
The head of the Group "Friends of the Parks" is complaining that plans for the Obama Presidential Library and Museum in Jackson Park seem to be moving too quickly for true community input.
Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson says that while President Trump has a panel looking into alleged "voter fraud" his group is taking a closer look at Republican efforts to make voting harder in minority communities.
"They made those choices," Emanuel says. "Now, they want to change the consequences of the choices they made."
The Chicago City Council gave final approval on Wednesday to a $39-million settlement over the city's red light camera program.
Members of the public for the first time lined up to speak at the beginning of a full Chicago City Council meeting on Wednesday.
A proposed ordinance would require sellers or dealers of used phones to check a database of stolen phones before they could make a sale.
The rezoning would make it easier for new apartments, condos, and office buildings to be built along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
The aldermen demand aviation department stop stripping its police force of power and title before the City Council can hold hearings.
DCFS officials will testify at a joint House and Senate committee hearing about what could have been done to prevent Semaj Crosby's death.
The City Council's Finance Committee has given its approval for a nearly $39-million settlement of a lawsuit over the city's red light and speed camera programs.
Multiple street closures are taking effect across the city this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
A baby was killed in a stabbing inside a home on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday.
Sam Sianis, the longtime owner of the Chicago's iconic Billy Goat Tavern, has died at the age of 91, the restaurant announced Friday.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker was briefly hospitalized for what his office said was a "minor complication" after a medical procedure earlier this week.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
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.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
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 Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
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.
Don't miss the “Covenant” at Goodman Theatre through May 31.
Chicago police are investigating a series of hit-and-run crashes reported across the city. Investigators are now asking for help identifying the drivers responsible for the four incidents.
Clearing skies and warmer temperatures Friday with highs in the 70s before storm chances return overnight.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker was briefly hospitalized for what his office said was a “minor complication” after a medical procedure earlier this ek.
Three children were killed and one child and one adult were critically injured in a crash between a car and semi on I-65 in Northwest Indiana overnight Friday.
Three children were killed and and a fourth child and the driver were critically hurt in a crash with a semi on I-65 in Northwest Indiana overnight.
Sam Sianis, the longtime owner of the Chicago's iconic Billy Goat Tavern, has died at the age of 91, the restaurant announced Friday.
A member of the school board for Aurora Christian Schools is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, and police are looking for more victims.
A shooting investigation is underway in Aurora, Illinois, on Friday morning.
Multiple street closures are taking effect across the city this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
