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A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

Calling all festival lovers! This weekend is for you. From Ribfest, Blues Festival, the Lincoln Square Greek Festival and more. Here's a look at things to do in Chicago June 6-8.

A Chicago police officer was shot and killed and another was injured Thursday night during a foot chase that ended in gunfire on the city’s South Side, according to authorities.

Illinois House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel told Evanston Now on Saturday that “we’re determined” to come up with a funding ...

An inmate being held in the McHenry County Jail for the armed robbery of a police detective in Beach Park has filed a lawsuit against the sheriff seeking $100,000 after he was attacked by another ...