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In his budget proposal for FY 2024, President Biden pledges to cut future deficits by $2.8 trillion over the following ten years. That’s a substantial sum. Yet, it won’t be enoug… Read More
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2023-03-18 01:24
ROCKFORD — A federal judge has sentenced a Rockford man to a total of 10 years in federal prison for robbing banks in Rockford and Belvidere in 2021, and for violating his terms of sup… Read More
2023-03-15 15:43
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has requested that hearings be held in the Senate regarding the recent failure of two significant banks.
The Hill received confirmation from Sarafina Chitika… Read More
Before She Passed Away, A Woman Who Was Stabbed On A Chicago Train Platform Identified Her Assailant
2023-03-14 22:53
Samantha Maldonado, 26, was stabbed repeatedly on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Adams and Wabash platform. Her ex-boyfriend, Alejandro Arellano, has been charged with first-degree mu… Read More
2023-03-14 22:41
American officials confirmed that a Russian fighter jet downed a U.S. Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, bringing down the American aircraft in what Military officials worried ma… Read More
2023-03-14 21:27
The Naperville Police Department is participating in a statewide enforcement campaign to crack down on impaired drivers and encourage people to wear their seat belts this St. Patrick’s… Read More
2023-03-07 22:51
Off-price retailer Ross Stores aims to open about 100 locations this year, having already debuted 19 new stores in February and March, as retailers who appeal to financially pinched shoppers… Read More
2023-03-05 23:02
Almost 70 percent of motorists are nervous about the use of self-driving cars, according to a new poll from the American Automobile Association (AAA).
The AAA poll released Thursday showed 6… Read More
2023-03-05 22:45
Peoria County’s Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the National Weather Service, is calling on Peoria County residents to educate themselves and understand the threats o… Read More
2023-03-04 22:56
The Biden administration is keeping the door open when it comes to U.S. support for Ukraine taking back Russian-occupied Crimea.
Administration officials have repeatedly sidestepped question… Read More
2023-03-04 22:41
The services sector is benefiting from a switch in consumer spending from goods, which are typically bought on credit.
The US services sector grew at a steady clip in February, with new orde… Read More
2023-03-04 22:37
Deadly storms generating snow and tornadoes roll through southern states and move towards the northeastern US.
Storms producing tornadoes and heavy rains have rolled through parts of the sou… Read More
2023-03-02 22:52
CHICAGO — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke… Read More
2023-03-02 22:28
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials accused Ukrainian saboteurs on Thursday of crossing into western Russia and attacking local villages, an accusation that Ukraine denied and alleg… Read More
2023-03-01 22:49
INDIANAPOLIS — Justin Fields has created enough value to allow the Chicago Bears to open the bidding on the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. That’s worth a lot.
Two years ago, t… Read More
2023-02-27 22:45
Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces crowded field in bid for re-election in race where public safety is a major issue.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in the city&rsquo&hell…Read More
2023-02-09 23:31
Nearly half a dozen Walmart locations are set to close in the coming weeks, just two months after the retail chain’s CEO warned stores could close amid an uptick in shoplifting.
A Walm… Read More
2023-02-08 22:13
Disney said Wednesday it is planning to reorganize into three segments.
The media and entertainment giant said it would now be made up of three divisions:
Disney Entertainment, which include… Read More
2023-02-08 20:17
Amina Demir is no stranger to helping people displaced because of natural or political disasters.
As the chief operating officer of the Zakat Foundation of America, a Chicago-based nonprofit… Read More
2023-02-04 22:25
“The absence of a victory will call into question the legitimacy of Russia’s 2024 elections,” Andrei Fedorov, former deputy foreign minister of Russia, said.
Tanks, mercena… Read More
2023-02-02 23:05
Ukraine’s defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.
Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands… Read More
2023-02-01 23:39
XENIA, Ohio – Prosecutors in Xenia have charged a transgender woman with three counts of public indecency for using women’s changing facilities at the local YMCA.
The woman, Rach… Read More
2023-01-20 23:07
Pritzker Administration Relaunches “Opening Doors” Homebuyer Assistance Program With Additional $8 Million
Down Payment Assistance Program Helping Break Down Key Barriers to Home… Read More
2023-01-19 23:38
Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign Report, tracking the latest news on campaigns and elections
Will Lightfoot survive next month’s election?
Close to four years ago, Lori Lightfoot (… Read More
2023-01-16 23:44
The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (UCIP) announced that former Reps. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas.), and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who last year fell short in bids for higher… Read More
2023-01-06 22:58
With no warning and no apparent sense of irony, on Dec. 23, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) surprised the medical community with a substantial change in the No Surprises… Read More
2023-01-04 23:09
President Biden on Wednesday made an appeal to the value of bipartisanship during a trip to Kentucky, providing a stark split-screen moment with the chaos unfolding in the House back in Wash… Read More
2022-12-28 23:13
The federal government is zeroing in on Southwest Airlines after it canceled thousands of flights over the Christmas holidays, stranding tens of thousands of travelers.
Southwest’s pro… Read More
2022-12-27 23:50
More than 6,000 children were hurt or killed by gunfire in the U.S. in 2022, according to the nonprofit data collection and research group Gun Violence Archive (GVA).
The data showed 6,032 c… Read More
2022-12-24 23:22
Thousands more flights have been delayed or canceled on Saturday amid a massive winter storm that has brought blizzard-like conditions, high winds and sub-freezing temperatures to much of th… Read More
2022-12-19 23:27
The thinking among Japan’s deeply conservative leadership is that it’s time to break out of decades of pacifism since the disaster of World War II. The transition has been creepi… Read More
2022-12-17 22:00
The shooting Friday occurred on the grounds of the Benito Juárez Community Academy, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Two people were killed and two others were wounded in a s… Read More
2022-12-16 22:11
The father of the Highland Park shooting suspect accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade is facing recklessness charges, prosecutors announced Friday.
Driving the news: Ro… Read More
2022-12-16 21:21
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched at least 60 missiles across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, reporting explosions in at least four cities, including Kyiv. At least two p… Read More
2022-12-16 05:49
Several prominent journalists that cover Twitter and its new CEO Elon Musk were suspended from the social media platform on Thursday night.
Ryan Mac from The New York Times, Drew Harwell fro… Read More
2022-12-15 22:17
Despite passing a groundbreaking environmental law called CEJA last year, Illinois still lags behind many other states on energy efficiency policies, according to a new scorecard by climate… Read More
2022-12-14 21:43
Grocery shoppers have become resourceful amid America’s ongoing record inflation, which has spiked grocery prices by 13% over the last year.
According to a September Food Dive study, s… Read More
2022-12-12 22:21
Consumers are cheating businesses out of payments at increasing rates by fraudulently disputing credit card charges that they genuinely made.
Driving the news: Incidents of “friendly f… Read More
2022-12-09 21:35
Airport workers are turning out in huge numbers across the country on Thursday to protest what they say are low wages and poor benefits in the industry.
Employees at more than 15 major airpo… Read More
2022-12-08 19:24
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) urged music streaming platforms Apple Music and Spotify to remove rapper and fashion designer Ye’s music catalogs from their platforms due to the artist… Read More
2022-12-07 21:24
A federal prosecutor who helped secure guilty pleas from multiple Illinois politicians for various corruption charges has rejoined McDermott Will & Emery, the firm said Tuesday.
James Du… Read More
2022-12-07 19:27
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A fire that broke out at an airport in Russia’s southern Kursk region that borders Ukraine was the result of a drone attack, the regional governor said Tuesd… Read More
2022-12-07 05:03
Neuralink, the medical device company owned by Elon Musk, is under investigation from a federal agency for alleged animal welfare violations, Reuters reports.
The U.S. Department of Agricult… Read More
2022-12-06 05:35
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday extended immigration protections for Haitians in the United States, granting work permits and deferral from deportation to those who… Read More
2022-12-01 20:53
BEIJING (AP) — More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the world&rsquo&hell…Read More
2022-11-28 20:59
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Dr. Oleh Duda, a cancer surgeon at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, was in the middle of a complicated, dangerous surgery when he heard explosions nearby. Moments l… Read More
2022-11-22 21:11
CIANJUR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities say the death toll from Monday’s earthquake on Java has leapt to 252 as more bodies have been discovered under collapsed buildings.
Th… Read More
2022-11-17 21:24
A former DePaul University student was sentenced Thursday to 7 ½ years in federal prison for using his developing computer skills to help the Islamic State terrorist group spread viol… Read More
2022-11-17 20:28
President Biden on Thursday honored the career of outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying that his fellow Democrat and ally is a person of dignity.
“She might be stepping down… Read More
2022-11-17 02:14
NASA’s new mega moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), soared into space early Wednesday morning, lighting up the night sky above the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The mission… Read More
2022-11-11 20:37
Cryptocurrency is facing a crisis of confidence after popular crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy, the latest and most significant failure in a series of high-profile collapses.
FTX len… Read More
2022-11-04 02:30
Holiday retail sales are set to grow between 6 and 8 percent this year, according to an estimate from the National Retail Federation (NRF), as inflation remains stubbornly high.
Spending fro… Read More
2022-11-01 12:26
Aurora city council voted last week to relocate and expand the Hollywood casino and contribute $50 million to help build the region’s first casino resort. The city said the project wil… Read More
2022-11-01 03:34
Russia launched a barrage of missile strikes at Ukrainian cities on Monday as it ramped up its attacks on infrastructure facilities across the country.
Explosions and air raid sirens were he… Read More
2022-10-28 12:15
As a mother and global co-head of Blackstone Real Estate, Kathleen McCarthy said she understands the “juggle and struggle” for parenting executives, including those who are expec… Read More
2022-10-28 10:44
This year, Halloween falls on Monday, Oct. 31, which means it’s time for residents to prepare for little goblins and ghosts to be out for a night of fun in every community. Naperville… Read More
2022-10-27 12:26
A leading Russian propagandist is openly questioning whether Russia has proper nuclear weapons to confront the West.
On air Wednesday October 26, Vladimir Solovyov, the host of the Russian s… Read More
2022-10-27 01:43
CHICAGO — A former high-ranking official in a labor union was sentenced today to more than a year and a half in federal prison for accepting $325,000 in unlawful cash payments from a C… Read More
2022-10-25 16:27
Ukraine’s state-watch National Agency on Corruption Prevention has declared Italy-based company Danieli, one of the world leaders in the production of steel plants, an intern… Read More
2022-10-24 17:42
President Biden in an interview that aired Sunday said it’s a “legitimate thing” for voters to be concerned about his age, but argued they should judge him on his energy an… Read More
2022-10-22 17:42
Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), an office that investigates allegations of misconduct against the city’s police force, recommended on Thursday that the… Read More
2022-10-21 18:06
ROCKFORD — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.
RAYLOE JACKSON, 46, of Maywood, Ill., pleaded guilty… Read More
2022-10-21 00:14
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced today that her office collected
$6,558,705.15 in civil and criminal actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of that amount,
$4… Read More
2022-10-19 19:25
The $2 million in aid after a rare request from the Cuban government will go through the U.S. Agency for International Development, the State Department said.
The Biden administration is pro… Read More
2022-10-19 02:41
BATON ROUGE, La. — A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some… Read More
2022-10-17 18:11
Fairview Heights, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced today that the Department of
Justice has awarded $91,731 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the So… Read More
2022-10-14 17:50
At a moment when the global COVID-19 pandemic is finally loosening its grip on the public consciousness as an object of existential dread, a new fear has swept in to supplant it: nuclear ann… Read More
2022-10-13 17:59
A boy born with a rare genetic condition left a Chicago hospital Tuesday after spending his entire life under care.
Two-year-old Francesco Bruno is affected by skeletal dysplasia, which prev… Read More
2022-10-12 19:29
The president did not specify what action the U.S. might take, but he indicated that Congress would be involved.
President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that Saudi Arabia would face “conseq… Read More
2022-10-10 19:39
A Russian missile attack struck an apartment block and other residential buildings in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 13 people and wounding 89 others, Uk… Read More
2022-10-07 09:11
Now in its third year, Sugar Skull City will turn downtown Aurora into a celebration of Day of the Dead from October 15 to November 6. The downtown will be rich with decorations and activiti… Read More
2022-10-06 07:53
A Rockford man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin and cocaine.
TERVARIE LOTTIE, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to distribute a kilogr… Read More
2022-10-05 08:58
In connection with the Department of Justice’s announcement of its Elder Justice Sweep earlier today, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle A… Read More
2022-10-04 10:49
The White House on Tuesday reiterated that President Biden intends to run again after the Rev. Al Sharpton had said that the president told him he will seek another term.
Sharpton reportedly… Read More
2022-10-01 09:22
Nineteen people were killed during an armed attack on a police station in southeastern Iran on Friday, according to the state-controlled IRNA news agency.
Iran has been gripped by protests s… Read More
2022-09-29 08:49
A former Chicago Police Officer has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for the alleged kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse of an individual while on duty.
JAMES SAJDAK, 64, of… Read More
2022-09-28 09:19
Citizens are invited to enjoy coffee and conversation with members of the Naperville Police Department at one of three Naperville locations on National Coffee with a Cop Day – Wednesda… Read More
2022-09-27 09:14
Forbes has named Joliet Junior College one of the top in-state employers in its “America’s Best Employers By State” list.
“It is exciting for JJC, our nation&rsq&hell…Read More
2022-09-22 11:41
Pfizer announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement to supply up to six million courses of its COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid to the Global Fund to get treatment to low and middle-income c… Read More
2022-09-21 11:47
A red-brick building partially collapsed in an explosion on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday, sending eight people to the hospital, including three who were in a serious or critical cond… Read More
2022-09-15 11:42
We’ve taken to remote work like ducks to water. A May 2022 report from Future Forum, which polled 10,000 knowledge workers across the U.S., as well as in Australia, France, Germany, Ja… Read More
2022-09-14 11:51
Toll road operator Atlas Arteria Group said on Tuesday it had entered into an agreement to acquire a 66.67% stake in Chicago Skyway for an equity value of $2.01 billion.
Chicago Skyway is a… Read More
2022-09-09 15:33
The immigrants were sent to Chicago as part of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s response to the migrant crisis at the southern border
A group of over 100 migrants from the southern border… Read More
2022-09-08 18:35
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
The palace a… Read More
2022-09-07 14:43
Police arrested a woman in San Antonio after she allegedly attempted to take a mom’s shopping cart that held her child.
Jessica Vega, 35, is facing a felony charge of attempted kidnapp… Read More
2022-09-06 15:12
Despite how excited a few social media posts may have gotten you for the return of all-day breakfast at McDonald’s, don’t make your way to the drive-thru just yet.
In a written s… Read More
2022-09-05 14:07
The traditional handwritten “thank you” letter is no longer the most popular way to express gratitude, with digital methods such as instant messages and emails favored instead, a… Read More
2022-09-04 15:17
A series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan left 10 people dead and 15 wounded, authorities said Sunday. Police are looking for two suspects.
The stabbi… Read More
2022-09-03 15:22
The world’s nuclear watchdog is visiting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine this week amid concerns sparked by shelling around the plant.
Rafael Grossi, director general o… Read More
2022-09-02 08:51
With a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel signing off late Thursday on updated COVID-19 boosters, the city of Chicago is in line to receive about 150,000 initial doses&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-09-01 04:02
GENEVA (AP) — China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the U.N… Read More
2022-08-14 21:21
Former President Trump on Sunday called on the FBI to return documents reportedly seized at Mar-a-Lago that are protected by attorney-client and executive privileges.
“Oh great!”… Read More
2022-08-10 21:43
Dogs are our best friends, they’re always there to comfort us and put a smile on our face, but how can we reciprocate these attentions when they’re the ones feeling down?
While d… Read More
2022-08-09 06:38
Supported with funding from the Chicago Recovery Plan, 10 new public plazas will create spaces for recreation, performances, pop-up shops, gardening, and other neighborhood activities at str… Read More
2022-08-05 13:08
A 16-year-old boy and a 19 year-old male were stopped at a red light in the block of 4700 South Kedzie Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago about 2:00 a.m. Sunday, July 31, 20… Read More
2022-08-04 12:01
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday, a highly anticipated visit amid increasingly harsh warnings of Chinese retaliation and escalating tensions between Washingto… Read More
2022-08-03 17:41
The city of Cahokia Heights will receive $21 million for infrastructure projects, Gov. JB Pritzker has announced. The funding, through the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan, will include r… Read More
2022-08-01 19:29
At its July 28, 2022 meeting, the Naperville Park District Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to name the future pavilion at Knoch Knolls Park the Frank J. Rus Pavilion… Read More
2022-07-30 18:48
In federal court in Benton, IL, Billy E. Harris, 49, the former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society (“PCAS”), was sentenced to 21 months in prison for de… Read More
2022-07-30 08:05
Roughly half of the Russian troops initially sent to invade Ukraine are estimated to have been killed or wounded, indicating that the ongoing conflict has enacted a sizable toll on Russia.
R… Read More
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