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Archdiocesan priest reinstated
April 20, 2025

The Archdiocese of Chicago has reinstated Father Matthew Foley to ministry after he was cleared of allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. The allegations stemmed from 30 years ago…
Transit planning includes talk of taxing services
April 20, 2025

Marti Deuter, who was elected 45th District state representative in November, picked a timely issue for the first event in her new speaker series. Tuesday’s program was the…
Two killed in area crashes
April 20, 2025

Two people were killed Saturday in area accidents. A 40-year-old man was killed Saturday morning when the SUV he was driving hit a building on Chicago’s Near North Side. Police…
Man killed in West Side argument
April 19, 2025

A 53-year-old man was killed during a verbal altercation Friday evening on Chicago’s West Side. Police said the victim got into an altercation with an unknown male in a blue vehicle…
Government, defense spar as child porn trial looms
April 19, 2025

With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching, prosecutors and King’s defense team are sparring through a flurry of pretrial motions over what…
Vintage shopping event planned
April 19, 2025

CHICAGO — Modern Vintage Chicago, a one-day vintage fashion and furnishings shopping event from the group behind the Randolph Street Market, returns April 27. Fashionistas, collectors,…
Franklin Park man charged in West Side beating death
April 18, 2025

A Franklin Park man has been charged in connection with a murder on Chicago’s West Side. Carlos Aguilar, 34, a resident of the 10100 block of West Chestnut Avenue, is charged…
Meyer’s ‘Chicago connection’ versus political reality
April 18, 2025

The idea of Chicago casting a long shadow over Downstate politics came up again in the race for Belleville mayor between challenger Jennie Gain Meyer and incumbent Patty Gregory.  …

Supreme Court: House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps

April 16, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. As a result, the…

Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks investment

April 9, 2025

Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even as tariffs threaten the stability…

Students, women in trades advocate for more tech education

April 9, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Argo Community High School sophomore Luciana Deir wants to go into construction after she graduates. Her classmate, Angelica Turza, wants to work in advertising and…

Feds pull grants from fair housing organizations

March 26, 2025

John Petruszak opened his email to find a message he called “shocking”: the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had rescinded two grants it had awarded to his advocacy…

School cellphone ban clears Senate comittee

March 26, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cellphones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee March…

Lawmakers mull betting on internet gambling

March 26, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down Illinois casinos, video gambling terminals, horse racing and professional sports — just days after legal…

Walgreens to pay $300 million for allegedly filling illegal opioid prescriptions

Archdiocesan priest reinstated

Transit planning includes talk of taxing services

Two killed in area crashes

Man killed in West Side argument

Government, defense spar as child porn trial looms

Vintage shopping event planned

Franklin Park man charged in West Side beating death

Meyer’s ‘Chicago connection’ versus political reality

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Supreme Court: House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps

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Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks investment

Students, women in trades advocate for more tech education

Feds pull grants from fair housing organizations

School cellphone ban clears Senate comittee

Lawmakers mull betting on internet gambling

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