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People walk through downtown Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021.

Could the site of a proposed Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights also include a minor league baseball complex?

December 6, 2022 at 4:20 p.m.

The Chicago Bears are making progress toward completing their purchase of Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, officials say, with the clock ticking toward a deadline to seal the deal...

U.S. Rep. Mary Miller chats with Lincoln presenter Randy Duncan at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 19, 2021.

Incumbent showdowns: Sean Casten declares victory in suburban 6th District primary, while Mary Miller wins Trump-influenced contest downstate

June 29, 2022 at 9:40 a.m.

An incumbent vs. incumbent congressional primary in the western suburbs saw Rep. Sean Casten declared the winner over his Democratic counterpart, Rep. Marie Newman. A similar intraparty battle downstate, in...

People work in the Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility, June 15, 2022, inside the William Eckhardt Research Center at the University of Chicago. The Chicago Quantum Exchange is expanding its quantum network to make it available to more researchers and companies. Quantum computing is a pioneering, secure format said to be hacker-proof and of possible use by banks, the health care industry, and others for secure communications.

Chicago Quantum Exchange takes first steps toward a future that could revolutionize computing, medicine and cybersecurity

June 18, 2022 at 8:10 a.m.

Flashes of what may become a transformative new technology are coursing through a network of optic fibers under Chicago. Researchers have created one of the world's largest networks for sharing...

8th District Congressional candidate Junaid Ahmed, left, sorts his notes as incumbent U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, center, and forum moderator Jan Dorner greet each other before the start of the League of Women Voters forum at Gail Borden Public Library on June 2, 2022, in Elgin.

Congressional races head for homestretch: Incumbent Democrat Krishnamoorthi faces challenge in 8th District primary, while 5 candidates vie for GOP nomination

June 18, 2022 at 4:04 p.m.

Congressional primary campaigns in the Chicago area are heating up with just weeks remaining before voters will decide the candidates' fates. The 8th Congressional District, in the northwest suburbs, attracted...

Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association founder Scott Redman talks during the group's first in-person meeting, on Oct. 6, 2021, at Dorian's in Wicker Park in Chicago.

Illinois craft marijuana growers can get back to work after judge lifts order that put industry on hold

June 15, 2022 at 3:57 p.m.

Craft cannabis growers in Illinois may resume preparing to open for business after a judge Wednesday ended his order that prevented the state from expediting new licenses. Winnebago County Circuit...

Flowering cannabis plants are illuminated by artificial lighting at a tour called "Chitiva," given by workers at Prescribd, a cannabis cultivation company, at one of its cultivation centers on July 17, 2021, in Bridgeview.

Craft cannabis growers want judge to reverse order that has put the industry on hold in Illinois amid lawsuit

June 14, 2022 at 7:11 p.m.

Craft cannabis growers hope that a judge Wednesday will reverse his order that shut down the entire industry, arguing that they were unfairly shut out of the process. The court...

Assembly of track-type tractors at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria on July 30, 2015.

Caterpillar to move headquarters to Texas, marking second major corporate departure from Illinois in 6 weeks

June 15, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

Less than six weeks after defense contractor and airplane-maker Boeing announced it would move its global headquarters out of downtown Chicago, leaders of another major corporation are set to leave...

Marijuana for sale at the "Freedom Festival" marijuana expo on April 20, 2022, in Bensenville.

Illinois set to more than double number of marijuana shops after getting court clearance

June 10, 2022 at 7:04 p.m.

The number of recreational marijuana shops in Illinois is due to more than double after the state Friday announced its plans to issue 185 new dispensary licenses. The action comes...

McHenry County deputy found justified in fatal shootout, but report says he had chemicals sometimes used for huffing in his blood

June 8, 2022 at 6:20 p.m.

A McHenry County sheriff's deputy was justified in fatally shooting a man who was shooting at him, prosecutors found, though the deputy had evidence of chemicals that sometimes are used...

Incoming U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood makes her way through a tunnel to the Capitol on Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. Underwood would be sworn in the next day to represent Illinois' 14th Congressional District.

GOP candidates line up for chance to challenge Underwood, Foster in two closely watched congressional districts

June 8, 2022 at 5:13 p.m.

Republican candidates for Congress are trying to stand out from the pack in primary races this month for a chance to take on incumbent Democrats in two closely watched Chicago-area...

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