Bells to toll Sunday to mark 100th anniversary of World War I Armistice
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, bells rang around the world. The war was over. The fighting had stopped. The boys were...
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McHenry Co. failed to include tens of thousands of votes in Election Day totals; 1 County Board race outcome changed
McHenry County officials failed to include tens of thousands of ballots in Election Day results that were posted Tuesday, officials have disclosed. The discovery has affected the outcome in one...
Rogers Park shootings: $150,000 reward may be largest ever offered in Chicago to find a suspect
More than five weeks after a gunman shot and killed two people in Rogers Park, apparently at random, the reward for information to help solve the case has been raised...
Midterm elections draw big turnout in Chicago, suburbs
Chicagoland’s voters came out in full force Tuesday, with all local election agencies reporting the highest turnout levels in more than a decade for a midterm election. Data from the...
Chicago voters want straw ban, schools funded by marijuana revenue
Chicago residents want gun dealers to be certified by the state, a ban on plastic straws and revenue from legalized marijuana funneled into public schools and mental health services. When...
Young people drive high turnout as Chicago area sees voting surge
Voters across Cook County turned out at the polls in near record-high numbers Tuesday, with a surge in young voters in Chicago and suburban Cook County driven by everything from...
Beyond the candidates on this year’s ballot — referendum questions to expect in Chicago and Cook County
The names of candidates on the ballots for Tuesday’s election have been drilled into the heads of Illinois residents after months of ads flooding the airwaves. But Chicago-area voters also...
1.1 million Illinois voters have cast ballots so far, surpassing 2014 early vote counts
More than 1.15 million Illinois voters have cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday’s election, making this year’s early voting totals the largest for a midterm in recent years with less...
As more voters trust the Postal Service, here’s how mail ballots get counted — and what keeps people from voting 3 times
The journey can be long and grueling for the large white envelopes. First, they’re stuffed. Instructions and forms are tucked into their paper pouches, and so is the precious cargo...
‘Nos quedamos solos’, padre lamenta el asesinato de su hija la noche de Halloween
Maira Coronel acababa de terminar un recorrido de Halloween con su hermana gemela y sus sobrinas el miércoles, cerca de Hanson Park en el noroeste de la ciudad, cuando un...