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December 29, 2015

Aide to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel attacked at vigil for shooting victims

An aide to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was punched, kicked and tackled by a pair of assailants on Sunday night during a vigil for two people who had been shot and killed by police.

December 29, 2015

Chicago mayor cuts Cuba vacation short to address weekend police shooting

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday he plans to cut his family vacation in Cuba short and return to the city to work on reforming the Chicago Police Department in wake of another deadly police shooting in which one person was killed by accident when police responded to a domestic disturbance call.

December 28, 2015

Week of severe weather leaves at least 43 dead across seven states

Blizzard conditions and flash flood warnings hit the already-ravaged residents of the heartland Monday after a string of severe storms left at least 43 people dead across seven states during the previous four days.

December 27, 2015

Relatives of 2 killed by Chicago police question shootings

Grieving relatives and friends of two people shot and killed by Chicago police said Sunday the slayings raised concerns about why officers "shoot first and ask questions later," saying the city failed residents even as a federal civil rights investigation has begun scrutinizing police practices.

December 27, 2015

5 drown in southern Illinois when high water sweeps away car

A coroner says three adults and two children have drowned in southern Illinois after the vehicle they were riding in was swept away and sank in a rain-swollen creek.

December 24, 2015

DraftKings files lawsuit against Illinois attorney general

Boston-based DraftKings filed a lawsuit against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Thursday, a day after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the state.

December 24, 2015

Protesters disrupt shoppers at Chicago's Magnificent Mile on Christmas Eve

Demonstrators in Chicago vowed to block shoppers from the city's world-famous Magnificent Mile Thursday to protest police shootings, one day after activists in Minnesota stormed the Mall of America and the Minneapolis airport.

December 21, 2015

Illinois family of black woman who died in Texas jail cell has no faith in grand jury process

The family of a black woman who died in a Texas jail last summer says they have no faith in a grand jury that's considering criminal indictments.

December 20, 2015

Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke

The lawyer for Dennis Hastert says the former U.S. House Speaker had a stroke during the first week of November and has been hospitalized since then.

December 20, 2015

‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county

Early voting in Illinois got off to a rocky start Monday, as votes being cast for Republican candidates were transformed into votes for Democrats.