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The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the case of actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted for staging a hate crime against him in 2019 in a case that drew criticism for Cook County’s top prosecutor.
Baseball is back, as White Sox fans head to Opening Day at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side Thursday afternoon, while Cubs fans return to Wrigley Field on Monday for the home opener against the Colorado Rockies.
Meet Jaden Teague-Nunez, the DeKalb high schooler behind the steelpan in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition
Different programs offer different approaches to help veterans cope; the key, organizers say, is getting veterans connected with help.
A Will County judge granted a defense motion to cancel the suspension of a driver's license for the Lockport city attorney, who's charged with misdemeanor DUI with Romeoville.
Adam Stafford King, 38, is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago.
Newly released police records reveal the allegations that led to the obstructing justice charges filed against the girlfriend of a Joliet mass shooting suspect.
Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval.
Local measles case linked to Chicago infections at migrant center.
The second Blues Brothers Con is Aug. 17.
A man has died and a girl has been flown by helicopter to a Chicago hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday in Wilton Township in Will County.
The convergence of spring break and Holy Week means packed terminals at O’Hare and Midway international airports, the Chicago Department of Aviation reports.
With only a few exceptions, incumbent officeholders in Illinois cruised to easy victories in primary elections Tuesday that were marked by historically low voter turnout.
A Joliet man has been charged with possession of psilocybin, also known as "magic mushrooms." In 2022, he was charged with felony reckless conduct over a child's self-inflicted shooting.
A man accused of stealing $80,000 worth of jewelry from a Crystal Lake Kohl’s was in custody of the McHenry County jail on Monday after being sought on a warrant since June of last year, records show.