The April 1 race for Waukegan mayor will likely have four candidates on the ballot following a Waukegan Board of Elections ruling. On Dec 17, the Election Board overruled two sets of objections to nominating petitions filed by incumbent Mayor Ann Taylor that had conflicting home addresses. Among the arguments made by objectors Keith Turner,...

2025年1月3日 · Voters in Belleville will vote April 1 to elect a mayor, city clerk and alderpersons in two of eight wards. Belleville City Clerk Jennifer “Jenny” Gain will challenge first-term incumbent Mayor Patty Gregory. Gregory, 72, a retired school teacher who had never held office prior to defeating four-term mayoral incumbent Mark Eckert in 2021, is...

2025年2月12日 · President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on 18 corruption counts, including for his attempt to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat in 2008 – and who holds the distinction of being the state’s only impeached governor. Trump’s pardon comes five years after...

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2025年2月5日 · Former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger speaks at Millikin University during a September appearance. In a Chronicle Media interview, Kinzinger said that despite potential political fallout, it was an easy decision for him to serve on the panel that probed the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A pedestrian was killed Friday afternoon when hit in a Bloomington parking lot. Shortly after 1:45 p.m. Friday, Bloomington police officers responded to the parking lot of the Empire Plaza Shopping Center, located on the 1600 block of East Empire Street, for an accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian. The Bloomington Fire Department was also...

A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of one man and the beating of another on the city’s South Side. Nathaniel Price, 36, a resident of the 5100 block of South Kenwood, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon. Price is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday...

2025年1月8日 · Medical professionals and community activists are trying to push elected officials and state regulators to take action on issues affecting West Suburban Medical Center. The hospital is located on the Oak Park side of Austin Boulevard, which serves as the border between Oak Park and Chicago. Around 80 percent of the patients live in Austin...

Chicago police fatally shot a burglary suspect this morning on the city’s West Side. Shortly after 10:45 a.m., uniformed Chicago police officers responded to a burglary call on the 1800 block of South Central Park Avenue in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Responding officers encountered the suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an...

Two Chicago men have been charged in connection with the murder of a man Sunday on the Far North Side. Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado, 29, and Geiderwuin Bello Morales, 21, both residents of the 6100 block of North Northwest Highway, were each charged with murder and robbery of a victim over 60 years old. Ubilla-Delgado was arrested...