1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (742+ words) A political dinner that had been scheduled for Thursday in the northwest suburbs to benefit Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey was postponed after the Tribune raised questions about whether the event complied with a 4-year-old Illinois law prohibiting candidates from…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (683+ words) WASHINGTON " Illinois Democratic Party officials came to the nation's capital Wednesday to argue that the state's diversity, its record of enacting Democratic priorities and its experience fighting the Trump administration should put it at the front of the line in…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (883+ words) Ever since an at-home DNA test revealed a Nigerian ancestry, life-long Evanston resident Tina Penick has reflected on what might have been. "What if we lived in Nigeria? What would that look like?" Penick mused. "What would our experiences be?...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (443+ words) On Saturday, June 6, the city of Aurora will welcome back the longest-running farmers market in the state for its 115th season. The market returns to its usual location at 65 S. Water St. from 8 a. m. until noon on Saturdays from June 6 to Oct. 3. It…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (734+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois stands to become the next state that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives after the controversial measure cleared its final legislative hurdle early Friday in a narrow state Senate vote in which opponents…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (522+ words) Jenna Castillo of Montgomery and her family have a tradition of getting together with friends and family over the Memorial Day weekend, and a visit to the Aurora Memorial Day parade is always on the agenda. "It wouldn't be Memorial…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (669+ words) The Aurora Housing Authority is looking to expand 1449 Senior Estates, an affordable housing development on Jericho Road. The first phase of the affordable senior housing development opened last year with 70 units, spread across 25 duplexes and 20 single-family residences. Now, a second…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1060+ words) Keaton Wagler took a moment during the NBA draft combine to reflect on where he was a year ago. He probably was getting ready for a high school graduation party, he told a crowd of basketball reporters. Probably feeling nervous…...

5+ day, 36+ min ago  (1169+ words) The south suburbs are not only steeped in history " they're home to folks who excel at documenting it. So, it should be no surprise when the region's skilled storytellers earn laurels for their efforts. Three authors with ties to the…...

5+ day, 42+ min ago  (499+ words) Illinois will receive $295 million to address lead in drinking water as part of a $921 million regional investment, the federal government has announced. The move is one of many actions under the Federal Lead Action Plan, launched in President Donald Trump's…...