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The latest information on Illinois’ congressional delegation and how Washington politicians will affect your life, including insightful analysis from Sun-Times White House bureau chief Lynn Sweet.
Joseph Pavlik, 65, pleaded guilty to felony counts of civil disorder and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon.
Most migrants must wait 150 days after filing for asylum to apply for a work permit and can’t get that until their application has been pending at least 30 days, often longer.
No American president in history has had his mug shot taken and been assigned an inmate number until now.
Eight of the leading Republican presidential hopefuls sparred in Milwaukee Wednesday in their first debate, sponsored by Fox News.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was the big winner, really helping herself with her toughness and willingness to deal pragmatically with otherwise intractable issues.
Stephen Lee, a 70-year-old Lutheran minister, was charged for his alleged involvement in a scheme to pressure an election worker in 2020. His bond was set at $75,000.
A court filing shows that a Mar-a-Lago technology worker gave prosecutors information that led to a revised indictment against Trump, his valet and a third staffer.
Here’s what you can expect from the GOP’s first debate — not including missing the star of the show, ex-President Donald Trump.
Ed Siskel — nephew of the late Chicago film critic Gene Siskel — is familiar with high-stakes congressional investigations and other politicized probes.
The deal bars Donald Trump, who is again running for president, from intimidating witnesses or victims, including on social media.
Tracy Fiorenza allegedly wrote an email to Barron Trump’s school saying, ‘I will state that I will shoot Donald Trump Sr. AND Barron Trump straight in the face at any opportunity I get!’
The former president and leading GOP candidate for the 2024 nomination, says he will bypass Wednesday’s debate in Milwaukee. He may hold a counter-programming event.
Cook County residents whose homes were damaged in record-setting rainfall in June and July can apply for federal funds to help cover losses. The deadline is Oct. 16.
Donald Trump’s lawyers say the delay is warranted because of the ‘massive’ amount of information — more than 11.5 million pages — and conflicts with his other criminal cases.
The names of grand jury members and other personal information were posted online. This week, a Texas woman was arrested on suspicion of threatening a judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal case in Washington.
Illinois Republicans didn’t mention former President Donald Trump in their speeches. “Why is it always about Donald Trump?” state House Republican Leader Tony McCombie asked reporters. “Let’s talk about Illinois.”
As universities adjust to a ban on race-conscious admissions, a suburban Chicago student sorts out what the ruling means for her.
Sam Miele, 27, pleaded not guilty to charges he impersonated a high-ranking congressional official while soliciting campaign funds for the New York Republican.
Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, is accused of threatening to kill Judge Tanya Chutkan and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who is running for mayor of Houston.
Wheeler Parker, minister of a suburban Argo church, talks about Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching and brutal murder by white supremacists in Mississippi — and what triggered it.
A host of Black civil rights leaders and a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies will rally attendees on the same spot where as many as 250,000 gathered in 1963 for what is still considered one of the greatest and most consequential racial justice and equality demonstrations in U.S. history.
Obviously, there is no precedent for prosecuting a former U.S. president alongside enough fellow defendants to field opposing baseball lineups. But Chicago trial attorney Dan K. Webb remembers a Chicago trial with even more defendants.
The reception will provide a venue for the first lady to deliver a White House tribute to organized labor, one of the strongest parts of the Democratic base.
A federal appeals panel upholds a lower-court ruling banning mail-order delivery of mifepristone and allows its use only through the seventh week of pregnancy. The ruling won’t take effect until the high court weighs in.
Pvt. Travis King entered the North while on a civilian tour of a Korean border village July 18, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.
‘I want to see more people stand up to Donald Trump on that stage,’ ex-Illinois House Leader Jim Durkin said of the first GOP debate next week in Milwaukee,
The disaster declaration, requested by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, brings federal aid to supplement local and state assistance to help cover losses stemming from the storms.
Former President Donald Trump, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows face conspiracy charges in allegedly trying to steal Georgia’s electoral votes after the 2020 election.
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