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Brenda McKinney is off to see the rest of the world in retirement after 27 years and six months in Chicago with the Illinois Urban Fishing Program.

CHICAGO -- Fatima Saiyada arrived at the gym on a mid-September Saturday during her freshman volleyball season, ready to compete. Every Saturday, her Northside College Prep team participated in volleyball tournaments at Von Steuben High School. Her coach was planning to have her start. She was excited.

The measure would ban the sale of assault weapons immediately, prevent sales of ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds and raise eligibility for a state firearm owner identification card to 21.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The weather turned frigid in the state capital on Wednesday, just in time for the dedication of a marker commemorating the day nearly 16 years ago when thousands braved single-digit temperatures to see then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announce his 2008 presidential bid from the steps of the…

A historical marker now standing on the grounds of Illinois' Old State Capitol commemorates the date when then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his 2008 presidential bid there

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Because of an issue with the permitting system, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has extended the deadlines.

“Racist and violent policing, unfortunately despite the consent decree, is still the norm being experienced by people on the ground in the city,” Alexandra Block, an attorney with the ACLU of Illinois, said during a hearing Tuesday.

Runaway swipe fees are a new and serious challenge. The entire Illinois congressional delegation — particularly those representing the Chicago area — should support a bill to rein in these fees.