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January 2, 2016

AP Exclusive: Emails show alumni, donors hit Illinois chancellor hard with sports gripes

If Barbara Wilson didn't understand the unhappiness of University of Illinois sports fans when she took over as interim chancellor in August, the emails that flowed to her over the next three and a half months provided an education.

January 1, 2016

Mississippi River tops levee in southern Illinois

Authorities in Southern Illinois urged residents living behind the Len Small levee to move to higher ground after Mississippi River water topped it.

January 1, 2016

Chicago homicides soared in 2015, but crime fell overall

The Chicago Police Department released crime statistics Friday that reveal a drop in some major crimes in the city but a significant increase in the number of homicides and shootings.

January 1, 2016

Missing Illinois teen's last text: 'Help'

The last time anyone heard from Delia Ann Stacey, she had a simple message: 鈥淗elp.鈥�

January 1, 2016

Chicago mayor's office, police review board coordinated response to officer's shooting of teen, emails show

The administration of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and members of the so-called independent review board that determines whether shootings by city police are justified coordinated their response to the shooting of a black teenager by a white officer in 2014, newly released emails show.

December 31, 2015

Flooding forcing evacuations, traffic troubles in Missouri

Floodwater was starting to recede at some water-logged Midwestern communities Thursday, but hundreds of homes were damaged, hundreds more remained evacuated, and getting through St. Louis by car, boat or train was increasingly difficult.

December 31, 2015

Chicago releases hundreds of emails in deadly police shooting

Officials released hundreds of emails Thursday related to a police video that was kept secret for more than a year after a white Chicago officer shot a black teenager 16 times.

December 30, 2015

Rescue crews assist with evacuations in Midwest flooding

As swollen rivers and streams pushed to heights not seen in nearly a quarter-century, officials in Missouri and Illinois helped residents get to higher ground Wednesday amid fears that already dire conditions could worsen as floodwaters began spilling over federal levees protecting communities and farmland.

December 30, 2015

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says police changes will focus on use of force

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that Chicago police must be better trained to distinguish between when they can use a gun and when they should use a gun, after a series of shootings by officers sparked protests and complaints that police are too quick to fire their weapons.

December 30, 2015

United flight from Seattle slides off runway at Chicago O'Hare; no injuries reported

The Federal Aviation Administration says a flight from Seattle to Chicago slid off the runway at O'Hare International Airport.