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U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden.

Standing between Democratic state Rep. Thaddeus Jones and an eighth term representing the 29th House District in Springfield is Democratic candidate and financial adviser Gloria K. White, who is hoping voters want a change in leadership.

A 49-year-old man was fatally stabbed during a fight Friday afternoon inside his residence in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 4:45 p.m., the victim was involved in a fight with a known person in the 4200 block of South California Avenue, when the person he was fighting with attacked him with a knife, police said. The victim suffered a stab wound to the right groin, and was found unresponsive on the kitchen floor, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Читать дальше...

People who worked with Peter Angelos over the years acknowledge that the recent deals to sell the Orioles and his law firm secure the future of those companies, but say they don't transfer the kind of community engagement that one of Maryland's most prominent citizens used to make.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency this week strongly denied being involved in how the city distributes supplies at migrant shelters after the Tribune reported that the shortage of essential supplies in migrant shelters was forcing some migrants to have to reuse diapers. Mary May, a spokesperson for the city, told the Tribune last week  that “supply shortages from IEMA and FEMA can result in temporary shortages of some supplies.” But state officials told... Читать дальше...

The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. Illinois legal experts say the court’s decision could have far-reaching implications for users in the state, especially in future elections. In nearly four hours of arguments, several justices questioned aspects of laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. Читать дальше...

Iran’s hard-liners are leading in an initial vote count in the capital Tehran, state media reported Sunday, following a record-low turnout in a parliamentary election.

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. Philadelphia won the game, 169-147.

U.S. authorities arrested Senegalese migrants 20,231 times for crossing the border illegally from July to December.

Donald Trump has won Missouri’s Republican caucuses and he's captured all 39 delegates that were up for grabs at the Michigan party convention. The former president also is awaiting the results later Saturday of the Idaho caucuses as he looks to gain more ground toward clinching the GOP nomination. His last major rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, is still seeking her first election-season win. There are no Democratic contests Saturday. The next event on the Republican calendar is Sunday in the District of Columbia. Читать дальше...

Former President Donald Trump is expected to add to his delegate lead in Republican caucuses in Idaho and Missouri, as well as at a party convention in Michigan.

The head of a Gaza hospital where some of those wounded during bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy were taken says more than 80% had been struck by gunfire.

Christian Mitchell, formerly Deputy Governor for Public Safety, Energy and Infrastructure last year, was appointed to the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.

O’Neill Burke had already entered the home stretch of the campaign with a fundraising advantage over the other Democrat in the March 19 primary, Clayton Harris III.

The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps, marking a victory for Republicans who argued against the court taking up the case.

Chicago’s Democratic establishment came out in force for U.S. Rep. Danny Davis as he heads into the final stretch of a primary campaign for the seat he’s held since 1997.

Carol Stream police officers responding to a domestic violence call entered a dark apartment and shot the man within moments before they scrambled to administer first aid to the dying man, according to body-worn camera footage of the Feb. 3 shooting released Friday. The footage captures suburban police officers entering Isaac Goodlow’s quiet apartment single-file and firing two gunshots. It shows a chaotic scene unfold immediately after officers fired in which officers yell for Goodlow to show his hands... Читать дальше...

The campaign's supporters filed two briefs to back an appeal that came after Cook a judge invalidated the referendum question in a decision shared last Friday.

Valparaiso University announced Friday it is considering cuts in undergraduate and graduate programs with low enrollment that include some foreign language majors, theology, music and cybersecurity, among other areas of study, and the potential for limited faculty cuts.

Jurors viewed chaotic movements and heard screams as they watched police footage of the shootings of Officers Ella French and her partner Carlos Yanez during a traffic stop on Aug. 7, 2021.