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A south suburban man is charged with breaching a police line during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. and firing a gun into the air, according to federal authorities.

Construction of the buildings will still be complete before the end of 2025, but the foundation wants to take time on the museum’s interior.

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A large majority of Illinois students who participated in specialized, intensive tutoring during the 2022-23 school year met academic goals in reading and math, highlighting the success of an education recovery program that targets students most impacted by the loss and disruption of learning during the pandemic. From fall to spring, nearly 90% of tutored students met or exceeded expected growth in math, and 80% did so in reading, according to a report published in January. The report analyzed more... Читать дальше...

A federal judge on Friday took the rare step of declaring a mistrial for two west suburban men accused in a juice loan extortion scheme.

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. aircraft ran off the taxiway into a grassy area after landing at Houston Friday, the third incident this week involving the airline’s Boeing Co. planes.

Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson declined to specifics about police Chief Jurel Jones’ performance, but wrote “it has become clear that it is best for the Village if all parties part ways.”

Alexander Vroustouris, tapped in 1989 as the City of Chicago’s first-ever inspector general, has died.

Trump's lawyer says he has obtained a bond to cover $83.3 million jury award to E. Jean Carroll while he appeals.

“Marium Ahmad Musa Al-Suwailhi, female, age 17. Ahmad Ayman Subhi Al-Ashqar, male, age 15,” Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein read aloud Thursday evening under Federal Plaza’s bright red Flamingo sculpture. Bernstein, who held a sheet of paper with 150 names, was one of several speakers who took turns reciting the names of more than 30,000 Palestinians killed […]

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Nearly 300,000 Illinoisans rely on utilities where PFAS in well water exceed the state's proposed standards, according to a Chicago Tribune analysis.

A new Scientology church opened over the weekend in Chicago, with its gold and white logo displayed prominently in the middle of a seven-story building in the South Loop.

Vicenta Buitrago stood in line for three hours at the Sheridan Market food pantry on a recent afternoon. The small waiting room was packed, and guests spilled out the front door and onto the sidewalk.  Despite the wait, the Colombian migrant left beaming, pushing a grocery cart piled high with an assortment of produce and other goods. A potted orchid from Trader Joe’s was perched above her bags.  “Mira, que bonito. Look, how beautiful,” Buitrago, 59, said. “It’s been so long since I’ve had flowers.” For many nonprofit food distributors... Читать дальше...

Hydrogen could be key to fighting climate change, but only if private companies, local communities and the federal government can agree on how to regulate it.

Brian Mitchell, an Illinois historian, wrote a graphic novel that shares Oscar Dunn's story with the hopes of educating people about his ancestor.

Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer.

Legislation that spells out the inaugural electoral process for Chicago's school board is now in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's hands.

Chicago public health officials are investigating the first case of measles detected in the city since 2019, according to a Thursday announcement.

As a former assistant state’s attorney, Harris said he saw the “churn” of Black men “in and out of the system”; as a resident of Washington Park, his family has “to worry about bullets flying."

Reducing the property tax burden is a top priority for Patrick Joyce, 61, of Essex, and Kimberly Earling, 48, of Braidwood, Democratic candidates for the 40th Senate District.