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6 days ago
Outfielder Michael Conforto agrees to a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs
The outfielder is expected to compete for a reserve role.
6 days ago
As Illinois increasingly becomes destination for abortion access, a new public-private partnership emerges
Thousands of abortion-seekers have traveled to the state, which has laws that protect abortion.
7 days ago
Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings and travel bans
Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.
1 week ago
Human service advocates say they are worried after Pritzker’s status-quo budget proposal
Some express concern the state can’t offset federal funding cuts.
1 week ago
Healthy again, Cade Horton looking for a big second season with the Chicago Cubs
After beginning last season with Triple-A Iowa, Horton made his big league debut in May.
1 week ago
Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DC
Jackson will still lie in repose next week at the Chicago headquarters of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition with a public celebration of life and homegoing services to follow.
1 week ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol
The request was denied, because of the precedent that the space is typically reserved for former presidents, the military and select officials.
1 week ago
Battle over data centers in Illinois pits consumer costs vs. state competitiveness
Lawmakers trying again to regulate industry as Pritzker moves to pause incentives .
1 week ago
Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather
Crews hope to resume efforts Friday to recover the bodies of eight people killed and one still missing in an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada after days of dangerous weather that has hampered safe access to the area.
1 week ago
Pritzker focuses on history, ‘affordability,’ in 8th State of the State address
Speech was light on budget details, but full of criticism of Trump administration.
1 week ago
Bears’ potential move to Indiana takes step forward as effort to build stadium in Illinois lingers
The Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee passed a bill establishing a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance, construct and lease a stadium by a 24-0 margin.
1 week ago
Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson’s career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rights
He accepted a football scholarship at Illinois, then transferred to historically Black North Carolina A&T after a year.
1 week ago
Bears promote Press Taylor to offensive coordinator under coach Ben Johnson
Taylor was Jacksonville’s offensive coordinator from 2022 to 2024.
1 week ago
Children of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson honor his legacy as memorial services set for next week
Memorial services were set for next week, with two days of him lying in repose at the Chicago headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the organization he founded.
2 weeks ago
Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance
Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy on Thursday as nuclear talks between the nations hung in the balance....
2 weeks ago
Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers and are searching for one more who remains missing after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, authorities said Wednesday, making it the deadliest U.S. avalanche in nearly half a century.
2 weeks ago
Pritzker budget address includes slight spending increase, new housing construction program, criticism of Trump
Pritizker criticizes Trump, proposes new housing, wants data center tax credits paused.
2 weeks ago
Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control
‘BUILD’ plan would allow more multi-unit housing, legalize granny flats.
2 weeks ago
Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his politics and legacy
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.
