March 22, 2018 Chicago police chief fired by Rahm Emanuel will run against him for mayor Former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, a Democrat who said he was “thrown under the bus” when he was fired in 2015 by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, released a video Wednesday evening announcing he’s running for mayor.
March 21, 2018 Illinois governor race pits Bruce Rauner against JB Pritzker: What to know about the election The race for Illinois governor is shaping up to be brutal – and possibly the most expensive one in U.S. history.
March 21, 2018 Chicago cop charged with sexually assaulting suspect in custody An on-duty Chicago police officer, who once negotiated with a knife-wielding man for three hours, has been charged with sexually assaulting a male suspect in his custody last month at a local hospital.
March 21, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker win Illinois primaries, will square off in governor's race In a race that came down to the wire, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner pulled out a win over an insurgent state legislator in Tuesday’s Republican primary, while businessman J.B. Pritzker cruised to victory in the Democratic contest.
March 21, 2018 Former Miss America Erika Harold wins Illinois GOP primary for attorney general Erika Harold, an attorney and former Miss America winner, won Tuesday’s Republican primary in Illinois for attorney general, while state Sen. Kwame Raoul declared himself the victor on the Democratic side.
March 20, 2018 Illinois primary voting gets underway: 5 things to watch in the elections It’s Primary Day in Illinois – and several races have politicos inside and outside the state fired up.
March 19, 2018 GOP governor braces for two big fights in Illinois primaries One of the most vulnerable Republican governors up for re-election in 2018 is heading into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois with a strong challenge from his own party as well as six Democrats gunning for his job.
March 16, 2018 Chicago students allegedly trash Walmart during National School Walkout protest About 60 students from a Chicago high school used their time during the National School Walkout protest to wreak havoc at a Walmart, witnesses say -- and police are investigating.
March 16, 2018 Sister Jean Schmidt, 98, sees Loyola-Chicago win first NCAA Tournament game in 33 years Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt was on hand Thursday as her beloved Loyola-Chicago men’s basketball team upset Miami in the school’s first NCAA Tournament game in 33 years.
March 15, 2018 Missing Nobel Prize-winning chemist found wandering, confused on Illinois road near wife's body A Nobel Prize-winning Purdue University chemistry professor appeared confused when police discovered him wandering alone on an Illinois road near the dead body of his wife, just hours after the couple was reported missing in Indiana.