Since its enactment in 1986, I’ve attended numerous Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorations. Nearly all have been disappointing. Few speakers demonstrate knowledge of the foremost leader of the ...

With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness and provide shelter to people ...

Former Associated Press journalist and newsroom leader Paul Driscoll has died at the age of 91. Driscoll covered the civil rights movement and 1968 Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago.

Tom Homan said last month at a Republican Party event in Chicago he would hit the ground running in the city with his plan to remove illegal immigrants.

Chicago’s Pulaski Savings Bank was seized by regulators Friday evening, with most of its assets to be assumed by Millennium ...

A federal jury has convicted a Chicago, Illinois man for posing as a tribal chairperson and stealing thousands of dollars ...

The Chicago-based bank, which failed Friday in the first bank failure of 2025, caused a $28.5 million hit to the Deposit Insurance Fund. The FDIC was appointed receiver and Millennium Bank will assume ...

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators ...

Coming off a highly-praised turn as this year’s Golden Globes host, Nikki Glaser has expanded her already massive 2025 “Alive ...

A Chicago man has been convicted in the theft of $700,000 from a Michigan casino. Investigators described a remarkable scheme in which an employee was tricked into stuffing cash into a bag and driving ...

A new survey has revealed the nation’s most feared roads for winter driving—five of them are right here in Illinois.

While most government functions will not be operating on Monday, most grocery stores, big box stores and restaurants will ...