The greatest characters of '80s movies ranged from teen heroes to action legends to intense anti-heroes, covering a wide ...

The directive makes Chicago the first city in the nation "to leverage local authority to pursue legal accountability for misconduct" by federal agents, according to the city.

The order, signed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, instructs police officers to report allegations of unlawful conduct in an effort to prosecute the most aggressive federal immigration actions.

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As Chicago police investigate the murder of a mother of five who was found shot to death in a Woodlawn alley earlier this month, neighbors are wondering why it took investigators 10 hours to find her ...

During a lengthy journalism career that involved covering bare-knuckled politics both in Chicago and Washington, Basil Talbott Jr. was the Chicago Sun-Times’ political editor for a decade before ...

Fifteen years ago this month, a mass movement in Tunisia overthrew the 24-year reign of U.S.-backed despot Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. What seemed impossible merely weeks prior became real. Today, living ...

John Wayne Gacy was convicted of murdering 33 people, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in US history.

A Cary man twice convicted of attempted murder in Cook County, and acquitted of murder as a teen in 1980, has turned himself in after being wanted on a sixth alleged offense of drunk driving.

Illinois’ congressional delegation is getting a makeover. In the March 17 Democratic primary, voters will decide who fills five open U.S. House seats in the Chicago area — vacancies created by ...

The foundation and maturation of systems built to protect the powerful.

1962: Jackie Robinson became the first Black baseball player elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 1973: The last ...