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(CHICAGO) A lawyer for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says now that a judge has declined to lighten Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence, he may again appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. De...

(CHICAGO) The Metra commuter rail agency serving the Chicago area is no longer looking for a vendor to build nearly 370 new cars because of a shortfall in state funds. Metra officials say Illinois off...

(CHICAGO) A man died Sunday night after he was pulled from Lake Michigan on the North Side. The Chicago Police Marine Unit responded at 4:55 p.m. Sunday to a man struggling in the water at Montrose Ha...

(DES PLAINES) A Northwest Side man died after a workplace accident Friday evening at a shipping warehouse in northwest suburban Des Plaines. Urbano A. Merlos, 37, was pinned between a truck and a fork...

(CHICAGO) Illinois’ state bird is now being commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp. A spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday that the Northern Cardinal is one of the birds featured in ...

After consulting with his advisers, Donald Trump announced his economic plan on Monday. Daniel Lippman from Politico joined John and Ray with details on Trump’s plan.

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (PARK RIDGE)A final autopsy has revealed that the death of a 7-year-old Park Ridge girl back in June was the result of a congenital heart defect. Katherine Babich collapsed at...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) In an effort at shared sacrifice, Chicago Public Schools is asking teachers to pay more for their pensions. It’s a teachers contract similar to one that Chicag...

(CHICAGO) The wife of Rod Blagojevich is asking a federal judge for leniency ahead of a ruling on whether to reduce the 14-year prison term of the former Illinois governor. In a letter to U.S. Distric...