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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.
Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say.
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.
Four Lemont High School students were honored with March student of the month accolades at the district’s board of education meeting
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.
Democratic voters in Illinois’ 11th congressional district chose between incumbent Bill Foster and challenger Qasim Rashid, both of Naperville, on Tuesday.
As early election results came in Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten jumped to a lead over two challengers in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District.
For the second time in three seasons, Lemont High School’s speech team advanced qualifiers to state finals competition in a program record four events.
A lawsuit was filed in Will County against Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation in Joliet over what they claim is an unpaid $53,146 bill for pharmacy services.
The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide on the constitutionality of a new state law that says constitutional challenges to state laws and actions can only be filed in Cook or Sangamon counties.
Lyons Township High School has named its March North Campus students of the month
A suburban man is facing charges nearly a year after authorities say he left five children, including two toddlers, in a car by themselves at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police announced.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago will hold its new Bunny Hop Easter event on March 23.
llinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged three Cook County residents with allegedly purchasing and selling firearms illegally in Winnebago and DuPage counties.
For every voter who cast a ballot last April to decide the fate of Batavia Unit District 101′s request to borrow $140 million to rebuild and renovate multiple schools, two other voters stayed home. And that turnout was high among suburban counties.