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Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate
Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.
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Incumbents win three Sangamon County Board seats and seats in Congress from the area
Incumbents won local seats on county board and Congress, and a proposed landlord registry was backed.
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Pritzker wins 3rd term as presidential speculation builds
1st Illinois governor to win a 3rd term since Jim Thompson in 1982.
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Stratton coasts to victory to become Illinois’ newest U.S. senator
The race over Republican Tracy was called as soon as the polls closed.
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A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day
President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. He's not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday's midterms, above all, will be a referendum on his performance over the last two years.
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Healthcare dispute strikes fear, confusion among southern Illinois retirees
BJC HealthCare announcement it will drop some Aetna plans jeopardizes coverage for some 5,000 retirees.
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Cubs’ Holmes, Harvey, Rea, Thielbar become free agents, Webb reaches new deal
Chicago Cubs right-handers Clay Holmes, Hunter Harvey and Colin Rea became free agents on Monday along with left-hander Caleb Thielbar after their 2027 options were declined, while righty Jacob Webb agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
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Ex-Chicago FBI chief says he was ousted over a failed protesters case, sues Justice Department
"I saw the writing on the wall,” DePodesta told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Andrej Stojakovic and Stefan Vaaks each score 20 as No. 3 Illinois beats Fairleigh Dickinson 120-45
The Fighting Illini made a program-record 19 3-pointers.
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Slumping Blackhawks lose another key player as Patrick Kane departs with upper-body injury
Coach Jeff Blashill said the forward “will miss the next couple games, for sure.”
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Caleb Williams and Jeffery Simmons lead the Bears past the Seahawks 34-17
“When I attacked the field, I wasn’t worried about the trade,” Simmons said.
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Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager
The 36-year-old Kanzler replaces Dan Wilson, who was fired after a disappointing 76-86 season that began with World Series aspirations.
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DOJ deploying 1,000 election monitors nationwide, including Illinois counties
Monitors will be stationed in Cook, Champaign, Sangamon, St. Clair and Madison county polling locations.
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Election Day arrives after a surge in early voting, with observers keeping close watch at the polls
The final day of voting in this year's midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose.
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UIS students rally, march, against injustice, racism
Students used a number of rallying cries to get their points across.
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Jet crashes into a South Florida neighborhood, killing all 9 on board and leaving a fiery crater
A business jet crashed into a South Florida neighborhood and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board and leaving a fiery crater. The cause was not immediately clear, but federal investigators are expected to provide an update Monday.
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November highlights Native American cultures, from salmonberry picking to traditional tattoos
National Native American Heritage Month celebrates the diverse histories and cultures of hundreds of tribal communities across the U.S. in November.
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IL bill could provide grant funding to counties recovering from intense summer storms
The plan would allow IEMA to create emergency rules for a grant program with money from the budget stabilization fund. Local governments in Alexander, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Ford, Fulton, Kane, Lake, LaSalle, Marshall, McLean, Pulaski, Tazewell, Vermilion, and Will counties would be eligible for relief funds.
2 weeks ago
Massage parlor where woman died in fire tied to prostitution
The parlor’s longtime operator has been arrested numerous times on prostitution-related charges.
