Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel By Michelle L. Price October 9, 2026 at 6:26 p.m. Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed...
Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes debt issuance rule backed by aldermen By Jake Sheridan October 9, 2026 at 6:06 p.m. Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a veto late Friday to an ordinance passed by aldermen to...
Appointed Democrat Kisha McCaskill faces Republican Richard Nolan in Cook County Board 5th District By Evy Lewis October 9, 2026 at 12:04 p.m. Democrat Kisha McCaskill, appointed last year in Cook County's 5th Dist, faces Republican Richard Nolan...
Mark Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister. By Rob Gillies August 23, 2026 at 10:07 a.m. Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must...
Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap By Alex Nitkin August 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Northwest suburban data centers had nearly $2 billion knocked off their taxable property values, an...
Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story By Alex Nitkin August 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Here's how the Illinois Answers Project and the baiduhai reported the story about how...
CPS budget uncertainty looms as students head back to school By Kate Armanini August 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Questions remain about Chicago Public School's financial woes and teacher layoffs just days before school...
As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat By Michael Hawthorne August 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Plastics just keep getting smaller, and potentially more harmful to humans, fish and wildlife. Even...
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94 By John Hanna August 23, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Nancy Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum.
US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread By Paul Wiseman August 22, 2026 at 6:22 p.m. The United States is imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products after...
Prosecutor with colorful past back at center of controversy in US attorney’s office By Jason Meisner September 16, 2026 at 5:01 p.m. Federal prosecutor William Hogan, who'd largely faded from public view, is once again the subject...
Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on President Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now By Lindsay Whitehurst August 21, 2026 at 6:44 p.m. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President...
Alderman says allegations of paying for sex in unsealed divorce records are ‘untrue’ attack By Alice Yin August 21, 2026 at 7:11 p.m. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s ex-wife claimed he spent their money on prostitutes and pornography, according to...