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“It’s definitely not what we wanted, we’ve been pushing against that the whole time," Brad Carter, Lake County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman, said.

Summertime 2021 is a distant mirage in Chicago, but if you’re making warm weather plans to help you get through the winter, don’t put Taste of Chicago or the Air and Water Show in your calendar. With the COVID-19 pandemic expected to continue making large public gatherings dangerous for the foreseeable future, the city has not budgeted next year to run either of the big summer events.

An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday for the body of a Harvey woman found in a forest preserve after she vanished Monday following a walk in a nature preserve with her mother and a friend, authorities said.

Thursday brings the potential for clarity in the presidential election. Here are the latest updates.

A judge in central Illinois this week dismissed a group of lawsuits challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s authority in issuing pandemic-driven orders and restrictions, calling the arguments in those actions “devoid of facts to support the conclusions.”

A man found his 36-year-old roommate shot to death on his bed in their Avondale neighborhood home early Thursday, according to police.

With more layoffs possible amid increased coronavirus restrictions statewide, some Illinois workers will find themselves again collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Among all states, Illinois last week had the largest weekly increase in initial claims for benefits.

Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fire officials said.

New Pilsen mural depicts “ordinary” Pilsen residents and essential workers, aims to show the resilience of a community hit hard by COVID-19.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

Win or lose, Trump's ridiculous claim he's a friend to African Americans can finally be put to rest, Dahleen Glanton writes.

A Chicago murder suspect has been captured after he fled to Ohio while on electronic monitoring and then pulled a gun on police officers there.

As the nation awaited the final results of the presidential election, hundreds of people stood in Daley Plaza on Wednesday night

First-time voters in Illinois discuss why they cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election, and how they feel with results still pending.

The Illinois Election Defense Action Council hosts a rally to defend the election, the day after the election in Chicago.

The teachers union says "some principals" have claimed a plan is afoot to reopen schools Monday.

Still out of power, Illinois Republicans ride voter dissatisfaction with state government to deal J.B. Pritzker, Speaker Madigan defeats

As Illinois recorded its second-highest daily number of newly-diagnosed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the state’s top public health official warned there is a potential hospital bed shortage developing in some parts of Downstate Illinois.

A 70-year-old woman was shot and critically wounded while inside a home on the West Side Wednesday night.

Mount Prospect was one of six suburbs — along with Batavia, Glen Ellyn, Elk Grove Village, Park Ridge and Wilmette — where advisory referendums showed majority support for allowing sales.

Fresh off spending $58 million of his fortune in a losing effort to pass a graduated-rate income tax, a frustrated Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday said “painful” budget cuts are coming and suggested an attempt to raise taxes could come as soon as two weeks.

A city-sponsored special downtown business tax to help pay for security for businesses that got hit by summer looting ran into turbulence Wednesday from aldermen who said Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s planning director doesn’t work with them enough on projects in their wards.

The race between Rep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis remained too close to call Wednesday morning, with the candidates separated by less than 1,000 votes, according to unofficial results.

Unseasonably warm Fall November temperatures are expected to last in the Chicago area into the weekend.

After an Evanston middle school student encountered a racial slur on a remote learning platform last week, school officials now say an investigation found no evidence of hacking.