Seizing on a tactic strengthened by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, defense attorneys in the Michael Madigan corruption trial began their cross-examination of a key witness Tuesday ...

An Illinois lawmaker drunkenly drove her car into another vehicle, and then mocked a responding officer’s penis size while he placed her under arrest, police said.

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(Shelley Jones/for Post-Tribune) “People are getting a little more conservative ... Indiana’s election laws, like prohibiting ...

The Tribune Editorial Board analysis is problematic on several ... Considering how many women have been elected mayor of Chicago or governor of Illinois, that fact should not come as a total surprise.

Ald. Bill Conway, 34th, listens during a City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) A majority of Chicago aldermen are planning to vote to reject the $300 ...

Michelle Pierre, who’s trailing Custer by around 3,000 votes, said that while she’s waiting to see the final tally after mail ...

A century ago, Chicagoans spent the last week of October just like we did — experiencing unseasonably warm weather and ...

More major cities across the United States have been hopping on the automated ticket issuing system bandwagon that uses ...

Donald Trump shattered the “Blue Wall” of states that Democrats had counted upon to keep the White House as he declared victory early Wednesday on his way to becoming the 47th president of the United ...

There was once a time when a stretch of Devon Avenue was the only place in Chicago to go for South Asian foods and groceries. Now, a stretch of Roosevelt Road in the western suburb of Lombard has ...

With 78% of the state’s estimated votes counted, Harris led Trump 54% to 45%. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who remained on Illinois’ ballot even though he dropped his independent bid and endorsed Trump, ...