2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African ...

In 2011, after months of public hearings and detailed presentations, Illinois tollway directors took the controversial step ...

When I moved to Chicago in 1969, fresh out of college and still draft-eligible ... Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders. Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what ...

A growing community search effort is underway after 25-year-old Sierra Hodges of Skokie was reported missing following her last known ...

Ward Ald. Jessie Fuentes joins Steve Dale to talk about being handcuffed by ICE agents while checking up on a constituent whom they had chased down. Steve also asks Jessie’s views on ...

A dramatic regional manhunt spanning multiple jurisdictions ended Saturday evening when law enforcement officers arrested a ...