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Patients seeking both medication and procedure abortions rose 54% in the last year, and those needing financial and travel help more than doubled.

Democratic governor condemns ‘vitriolic strain of white nationalism’ fuelling threats to libraries

Former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner deflected reporters’ questions about Democrats’ continued placement of blame on him or a two-year budget impasse when he was governor. He also didn’t mention his now-indicted nemesis, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

A new law signed in Illinois on Monday will require the state's libraries to uphold a pledge not to ban material because of partisan disapproval, starting on Jan. 1, 2024

The Rivian R1T can be bought in a day at Rivian's same-day delivery event at the brand's Normal, Illinois service center

Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much of his career working in national security law, representing clients in a variety of national security and domestic terrorism matters. Joseph Ferguson was a national security prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where Durkin was also a…

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias told the Sun-Times he was “blown away” after reading about book bans across the country. “To me, this is a slippery slope, and it goes against what education is about,” he said.

State agencies haven’t said what information could have been compromised. Some companies that also were targeted told employees payroll information might have been compromised.

Americans may not like political gridlock, but a new Associated Press analysis indicates that the closely divided Congress relatively accurately reflects the desires of voters

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon says he thinks the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago offers “a very interesting blueprint.”

The Bears concluded OTAs this week at Halas Hall. Here's a look at the best photos from the last three weeks of practices.