National Weather Service officials are expecting patchy smoke from Canadian wildfires to move into the Chicago area Friday and a chance of showers and thunderstorms storms.
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Illinois House passes bill allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with physician’s help
Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was passed by the Illinois House and now heads to the Senate.
Highland council may have skirted open meeting law
The Highland Town Council on Tuesday night revealed that it may have violated the state’s Open-Door law by conducting town business outside a formal setting.
Illinois Senate to weigh measure prohibiting public schools from denying students based on immigration status
Illinois lawmakers are advancing a bill that would prohibit public schools from denying a student’s access to free education based on that child’s immigration status or that of their parents.
US Rep. Frank Mrvan vows to fight Trump’s ‘authoritarian approach,’ GOP’s ‘cruel’ spending cuts
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan promised to fight President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian approach” as he spoke Thursday of drastic budget cuts.
Photos: The return of ‘Chonkosaurus’ the snapping turtle
The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, has reappeared.
Hickory Hills police say armed robbery suspect shot, killed after firing at officers
Hickory Hills police said an armed robbery suspected who shot at officers near 95th Street and Roberts Road was killed in shootout.
Supreme Court lets President Donald Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua
The Supreme Court again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
Richard Rung, D-Day veteran who taught at Wheaton College, dies at 100
Richard Rung, who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and later taught at Wheaton College, has died at 100.
Suspected driver in Liverpool soccer parade ramming appears in court; 7 people remain hospitalized
A man charged with multiple counts of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm for ramming a vehicle into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans was ordered held in custody Friday.