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With a new $3 million grant, nonprofit Elevate is targeting 100 low-income homes over two years, replacing natural gas appliances with electric units as Illinois phases out fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.

St. Nicholas Cathedral School in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village fields daily inquiries from parents fleeing the European country as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, according to school officials.

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

EVANSTON, Ill. — Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. But what happened to good pop culture conspiracies? Like, Paul McCartney is dead. Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing. Walt Disney was frozen. Lewis Carroll was Jack the Ripper. Katy Perry is JonBenét Ramsey. Political conspiracy has overtaken pop culture conspiracy,…

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said the merger would mean more freight trains moving through the Chicago area that could be harmful to the environment, trigger traffic jams on streets and make it more difficult for first responders to get to places in times of emergencies.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama that could further weaken a federal law meant to prevent racial discrimination in elections.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama that could weaken the Voting Rights Act.

Downers Grove Commissioner Greg Hosé said he regretted not speaking out at a Village Council meeting earlier this month over the library. At that meeting, he said, the chambers were filled with “hateful, anti inclusive rhetoric.”

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The Federal Prison Oversight Act would create an independent ombudsman to investigate complaints about the Bureau of Prisons, something prison advocacy groups have long called for.

This is an apple-picking season not to miss, as dry conditions have made for particularly robust fruit crops.