President Donald Trump has held a news conference to explain a U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and ...

Nearly 300 Illinois laws took effect Jan. 1. The Illinois’ 1% statewide grocery tax is eliminated, but more than half the state’s cities and towns have passed an ordinance establishing their own ...

The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community ...

A woman was rescued from the second floor of an apartment building during a fire in Aurora on New Year’s Day that left two ...

Fire crews rescued a woman when a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in Aurora, Illinois, on New Year's Day.

At least six people were injured, four critically, in a fire on the West Side Thursday morning, the Chicago Fire Department ...

An early morning apartment fire in Chicago's South Austin Neighborhood left two adults and four kids hospitalized on New Year ...

Trump’s second term imperils the rule of law, with his administration elevating a claimed mandate over constitutional limits.

During a New Year’s Eve event, President Donald Trump said fraud in Illinois, California and New York is “worse” than in Minnesota. Speaking to supporters, Trump praised Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., for ...

Because of smoke damage throughout the building, the Walmart closed for the rest of the night. No injuries were reported. The ...

Politics dominated this news in Baton Rouge in 2025, from two new mayors to a governor tapped as an envoy to Greenland.

The National Guard will be leaving Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., but they likely will return, President Donald ...