24+ min ago   (1418+ words) By waiting until after Labor Day to announce his decision to run again, Johnson has put himself behind the eight ball. He has less than $650,000 in his campaign fund, compared to frontrunner Alexi Giannoulias’ $22 million....

9+ hour, 45+ min ago   (17+ words) Chicago police are investigating the death of a woman who was pulled from Lake Michigan on Friday....

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (18+ words) Police said the infant was found unresponsive with visible injuries to her body Saturday morning in West Ridge....

14+ hour, 2+ min ago   (21+ words) Chicago police said a verbal argument with a group of people turned physical when someone shot the victim in the chest....

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (18+ words) Chicago police said detectives are investigating three incidents of sexual abuse that reportedly occurred Friday night in Avondale....

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (14+ words) Illinois State Police responded to a crash Saturday afternoon near milepost 73, authorities said....

17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (20+ words) The shooting happened Friday at 12:05 p.m. and left a male of an unidentified age dead, Chicago police said....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (20+ words) Some readers like the new stadium proposal, while others want the Sox to invest in keeping the team in Bridgeport....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (825+ words) Don't criminalize domestic violence survivors. Also, postpartum illnesses, polluters, absenteeism, healthcare workers and football....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (826+ words) Chicago parents say they came to the forum, held at Kenwood Academy Wednesday, to empower themselves — and their teens — with evidence-based information about cannabis use....