A team of researchers is offering the strongest indication yet of extraterrestrial life, not in our solar system but on a massive planet that orbits a star 120 light-years from Earth.
An autopsy was set for Thursday for an unidentified body found near the Thornton Composite Reservoir in south suburban Thornton, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The body was found Wednesday morning and was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m. at the scene near 17200 block of State Street in Thornton, the medical examiner’s […]
Powell sought to calm fears about the current state of the economy in remarks at the Hilton Chicago Hotel.
US Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois’ senior senator, reported raising only $42,695 so far this year, though he still has $1.63 million in the bank.
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said.
Senate President Don Harmon is appealing Illinois election officials’ assertion he accepted $4 million more in political cash than allowed.
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.
Nora Aunor, who became one of the biggest stars of Philippine cinema during a career that spanned seven decades, has died.
David Schaafsma’s write-in campaign for a seat on the Oak Park and River Forest High School Board came up short.