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John Banuelos stood on a scaffold outside the US Capitol, raised a .38 revolver toward the sky and pulled the trigger twice.

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The Chicago Cubs need to learn from some of their past mistakes in recent offseasons. With arguably the biggest winter coming up in recent memory, the Cubs hav ...

As far as Northern Illinois is concerned, the Huskies’ upset of Notre Dame won’t mean as much if they let their guard down against Buffalo.

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While a majority of high school students graduate on time, most CPS students don’t meet reading and math standards.

A look at upcoming area high school and Anderson University events as well as major college and pro games of local interest.

As the Major League Baseball season draws to a merciful end, the Chicago White Sox are on the verge of setting a new record for losing games. Unfortunately for team owner Jerry Reinsdorf, they don’t ...

On Thursday afternoon a mistrial was declared in the case against AT&T boss who intended a contract as a bribe to Madigan in order to ensure the passage of AT&T's prized legislation.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said hours at Illinois DMV locations are changing starting next week.