Ann Tighe, attorney who was a finalist in consideration to be city's top federal prosecutor, dies at 87

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DOJ allowed to join lawsuit against Evanston reparations program for Black residents

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Mayor Johnson announces plan to expand food access, create indoor public markets

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2 Chicago area members of Congress again received 'suspicious' packages

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Mayor Johnson budget seeks to reopen city mental health clinic next year

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Early voting kicks off in all 50 wards

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Handful of competitive suburban races rev up November General Assembly elections

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Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby is memorialized with a street dedication

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4 Chicago area congressional offices receive suspicious letters amid wave of preelection threats

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Mayor Johnson's campaign cash dips below $380,000, while front-runner Giannoulias has $19 million

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Mayor Johnson signs executive order to protect the rights of adults 60 years and older

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Gov. JB Pritzker outspending Darren Bailey's campaign 25-to-1 in Illinois governor race

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Sexual harassment scandal shapes southwest suburban Illinois House race

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Feds investigating 'suspicious' letter sent to Chicago election office

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Gov. JB Pritzker reports $9.4 million income on 2025 tax returns — and no gambling winnings

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Illinois erases $1.4 billion in medical debt for thousands of residents

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Johnson's veto of bid to curtail his borrowing power survives override try — by one vote

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Democrat Patty García faces Chris Getty, two other challengers in race for Rep. 'Chuy' García's seat

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Lobbyist campaign cash helps fuel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's run for U.S. Senate seat Dick Durbin is leaving

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Social Security recipients will get 3.6% cost-of-living boost, an average of $75 a month

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Judge tosses lawsuit to force Giannoulias, Quigley, Pappas to choose between reelection or mayoral bid

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