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Chaotic, crowded Chicago immigration mega court hearings are fueling record deportation orders

1 day ago

At Joliet prison, desperate men set themselves on fire

1 day ago

First look at Shedd Aquarium's newest beluga whales: Acadia, Lillooet, Osiris, Sierra

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Illinois GOP trails badly in midterm cash

8 days ago

Ammons indictment puts all eyes on Welch

11 days ago

Cuts to Illinois attorney general's office, amid fights with Trump, are perplexing

19 days ago

Illinois AFL-CIO unlikely to withhold endorsements

26 days ago

After flood relief funding denied, Illinois and other states sue Trump administration

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Springfield commission votes to release report on disgraced ex-state Rep. Harry Benton this month

2 days ago

Pritzker signs law designating July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois

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Blagojevich now seeking Trump clemency for former Indiana politician convicted in vote-buying scheme

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Ald. Ervin proposes 'infrastructure trust' to weigh taking back parking meters

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Prosecutors reject charges in deadly Lincoln Park shooting that prompted bar's closure

3 days ago

Referendum battle highlights tension between Mayor Johnson, City Council

3 days ago

Migrant crisis cost Chicago $639.6M, and city followed rules in spending it, inspector general says

3 days ago

Mexico seeks accountability in Chicago-area ICE death and 16 others. Can it force the U.S. to act?

3 days ago

Mexican Sinaloa cartel drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, sentenced to life in prison, denounces violence

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Michael R. Sisak | AP

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Chicago cop on security detail for top city officials charged with attacking his child's mother

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Chicago police set directives for collecting evidence on ICE agents suspected of breaking the law

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Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ

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Patty García wants to move past last-minute ballot maneuver, says voters 'aren't talking about the process'

4 days ago

Lincoln Park bar The Dime shut down after deadly weekend shooting

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Sigcho-Lopez, Macías won't appear on November ballot for Rep. García's seat, state board rules

4 days ago

Former Illinois public health chief Nirav Shah drops Maine Senate bid

5 days ago

Illinois Republican Party chair Bob Grogan aims to shake off 'Stockholm syndrome' of struggling state GOP

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At council hearing, Chicago police say they've implemented mayor's order to target ICE — 6 months later

8 days ago

Before he fatally shot partner, Chicago police failed to place troubled cop under strict supervision

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Peter Nickeas | Illinois Answers Project

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Casey Toner | Illinois Answers Project

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Trump uses primetime address to again raise doubts about past elections

8 days ago

Michelle Price | AP

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Eric Tucker | AP

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Election board judges recommend two independent candidates for Garcia's seat not appear on November ballot

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Chicago's top mayoral aides pull back on promise to make second half of pension advance in full

9 days ago

City Council deadline to accept or reject parking meter deal extended until Sept. 30

9 days ago

Chicago Corruption Trials

10 days ago

Judge gives ex-Summit police chief three years in bribery plot: 'You sounded like a gangster'

10 days ago

With mayoral race looming, Mayor Johnson falls further behind Giannoulias in fundraising

10 days ago

City Council joins chorus demanding Boutros' resignation as U.S. attorney

10 days ago

Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot bashed during Todd Blanche confirmation hearing that featured no Boutros questions

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ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says

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Big financing steps on tap for two major Chicago projects, The 78 and Foundry Park

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Food and Drink

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James Beard Awards opens nationwide search for its host city. Chicago plans to make its case

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