5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1440+ words) In 1998, when Illinois" 9th Congressional District last held an open-seat primary after nearly a half-century of representation by Sidney Yates, it was a three-way Democratic fight. Jan Schakowsky prevailed, and the guy who came in last was a young heir to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (549+ words) The newly minted East Chicago chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wasn't kidding when its organizers said they were going to throw a celebration. The chapter's inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Event had around 300 RSVPs…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (443+ words) Nearly 23% of Illinois high school students said they drank alcohol within the last 30 days when surveyed in 2021, according to a report released Monday by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Nearly 12% of the teens acknowledged binge drinking " consuming four to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (394+ words) Northwest Indiana members of the Daughters of the American Revolution braved Valley Forge-esque weather for an abbreviated ceremony Saturday to place wreaths honoring veterans at Luther Cemetery. A U.S. Marine Corps JROTC color guard from Portage High School performed their duties…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (134+ words) Por The Associated Press Un grupo ind'gena asisti" a la ceremonia inaugural de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, celebrada al margen de la conferencia clim'tica COP30, mientras otras personas paseaban a orillas de un r'o al atardecer en Bel'm, Brasil. Jos…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (585+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage. Now, he's claiming they can finance a windfall for American families, too:…...

4+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (136+ words) Por THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Personas de todo el mundo est'n celebrando el D'a de Muertos, combinando rituales precolombinos con la observancia cat'lica romana del D'a de Todos los Santos el 1 de noviembre y el D'a de los Fieles Difuntos el…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (690+ words) In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Naper Settlement is planning an attraction in which the story of American democracy will be weaved together with local Naperville history. "It's just a really exciting exhibit…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (641+ words) Three-day weekends in the U.S. typically come with cookouts and cocktails. But this Labor Day weekend, the entire U.S. alcoholic beverage industry could use a stiff drink. Sales of beer, wine and spirits are shrinking fast, as an aging population takes stock…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (296+ words) Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year. On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making "In God We Trust" the national motto, replacing "E Pluribus Unum." In 1619, the first representative assembly in…...