2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1062+ words) For political strategist Mayra Macias, everything she's done, including her decision to run for Congress in the 4th District, comes back to Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood where she was born and raised, and where she still has plenty of…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (500+ words) CHICAGO " A federal appeals court said Monday that prosecutors are free to retry former Com Ed CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former lobbyist Michael Mc Clain on charges related to a scheme to influence ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan. The 7th Circuit judges…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1300+ words) CHICAGO " Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" protesters are asking a federal judge to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged misconduct by those in Chicago's U. S. attorney's office and their supervisors in Washington, D. C. " and, if warranted, prosecute them for contempt…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (877+ words) Pace suburban bus launched another round of pilot service improvements at the start of June " this time adding more weekend and evening service in the western and Southland suburbs, Joliet and, for the first time, Mc Henry County. Since 2024, Pace…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (189+ words) A Homewood man has been charged in connection with a road-rage shooting on Interstate 94. Cameron Jackson-Bey, 33, has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony; and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony. At 3: 35 p. m. Friday,…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (320+ words) Two men have been charged in connection with Chicago crashes where the victims were seriously or fatally injured. Antonio Jackson, 32, of Chicago, has been charged in connection with a February hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on the 8000 block of South…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago  (276+ words) Illinois State Police, partnering with the Mc Lean County Sheriff's Office and two other entities, has created the Illinois Trafficking Enforcement Group. The operation, which also includes the Decatur Police Department and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, aims to take its…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (726+ words) Stay cool this summer with a visit to jazz great Miles Davis" childhood home, now the House of Miles East Saint Louis (HOME), founded by the nonprofit of the same name. The comprehensive museum, which also serves as a youth…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (683+ words) SPRINGFIELD " The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state's voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters and detailed information about the state's efforts to scrub ineligible voters from the rolls." In a…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (417+ words) The Du Page County Republican Party and the Illinois Republican Party will conduct Precinct Committeeman Training Plus+ from 9 a. m. to noon Saturday at the Milton Township Republican Organization, 650 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided. The session is…...