Records show the department is standing by Alex Wolinski even after an appellate court upheld his termination. Anjanette Young criticized the move: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and ...

For months, federal authorities have hinted at the motive behind the hush-money payments former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has admitted to making: the sexual abuse of a teenage boy when Hastert...

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The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.

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An eye-opening reckoning with the most mythologized free-speech case in American history—a legend that has shaped politics for half a century.In 1977, neo-Nazis announced plans to demonstrate in Skoki...

The journalist Evan Gershkovich details the delicate rapport he developed with his cellmate at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison.

llinois lawmakers give big boost to movie industry while academics claim the Hollywood giveaway is a bad deal for taxpayers

Illinois expanded its film tax credits to attract productions, but critics question whether taxpayers get a good return.

Illinois expanded its film tax credits to attract productions, but critics question whether taxpayers get a good return.

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A new complaint filed in federal bankruptcy court claims Suzie B. Wilson and her sister, Swedlana Dass, used more than 40 shell companies to make millions in a real estate scheme first uncovered by Il...

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