Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...

Processing a plea: Robert Crimo III pleaded guilty to one of the worst mass shootings in Illinois history last week. Yet across Highland Park, people are still trying to make sense of the collective ...

In light of student workers at UIC filing for union representation, students at Loyola could consider a similar move.

“Deeply harmful,” is how Illinois Education Association President Al Llorens described the cuts to Illinois students. More ...

Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report. Illinois added 2.5 gigawatts of solar capacity last ...

Chicago: A 25-year-old man was shot outside of a Chicago O'Hare International Airport terminal in Illinois on early Wednesday after an altercation among multiple people, police official said.According ...

Illinois Democratic voters are feeling helpless and increasingly frustrated with how elected officials are handling the Trump ...

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

Trans people across the country, from teens to retirees, are eyeing moves to Illinois in the wake of anti-trans executive ...

Contract labor expense for health systems dropped 22.7% between 2023 and 2024, and for hospitals alone, it plummeted 37.5% ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...