(CHICAGO) -- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved member of the Loyola University Chicago community and iconic chaplain to the Loyola men's basketball team, died on October 9, 2025, at the age of 106. Though long known for her many roles on Loyola's campus, Sister Je...

President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments ove...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation's third-largest city. The officials said they would...

(CHICAGO) -- Sources say disgraced former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. will launch a run to return to his former congressional seat. Several Chicago media outlets are reporting that a colleague confirmed that Jackson will announce his run for the 2nd Congressional District ...

(Elwood, IL) -- National Guard troops from Texas have arrived. Gov. JB Pritzker confirming Tuesday night that National Guard members from Texas have arrived at a facility in Elwood. Most of the troops apparently arrived on Monday night. Pritzker saying Tuesday evening that t...

(CHICAGO) -- Chicago has once again been crowned the Best Big City in the U.S. in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. This is the ninth consecutive year Chicago has claimed this title, a streak unprecedented in the awards program's more than 30-year histor...