advertisement

Log Out

| Breaking News | Bears board votes to advance Northwest Indiana stadium project

News

Trump’s pick for Fed chair could be the richest in modern times

By Andrew Ackerman
Apr 15, 2026 8:53 am - Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to become the next Federal Reserve chairman, would probably be the wealthiest central bank leader in recent decades if confirmed, newly released financial disclosures show.
Streamwood townhouse complex damaged in early morning fire

By Jake Griffin
Apr 15, 2026 8:23 am - A four-unit townhouse complex in Streamwood sustained significant damage from an early Wednesday morning fire.
Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MATTHEW LEE
Apr 14, 2026 7:37 pm - Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away.
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Apr 14, 2026 7:27 pm - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over five years ago.
Ex-ComEd CEO, Madigan ally to be freed from prison as appeals court calls for new trial in conspiracy case

By Jon Seidel
Apr 14, 2026 7:23 pm - In what could be a crushing blow to one of Chicago’s most significant corruption prosecutions in recent memory, a federal appeals court ordered the release from prison Tu...
Trump says Iran talks may resume this week, but opposes enrichment compromise

By Karen DeYoung
Apr 14, 2026 7:15 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S.-Iran peace talks may resume “over the next two days” in Pakistan, but that he was not pleased with the offer of a 20-year suspension of Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program made last weekend by his chief negotiator, Vice President JD Vance.
Pope Leo brushes off Trump attack as a Chicago Catholic leader says president is ‘waking up a sleeping giant’

By Tina Sfondeles
Apr 14, 2026 7:11 pm - Catholic leaders, along with Gov. JB Pritzker and his gubernatorial rival Darren Bailey, are defending Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV — as President Donald Trump faces backlash for calling the head of the Catholic church “terrible for foreign policy” and posting a since-deleted AI-generated image of the president as Jesus.
Citing fallout from the Iran war, IMF cuts the outlook for global growth, expects higher inflation

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 14, 2026 7:02 pm - The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared with 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
How mistaken identity in Wheeling shoplifting case led to arrest, lawsuit

By Russell Lissau
Apr 14, 2026 6:57 pm - Confusion about the identity of an elusive shoplifter in Wheeling led to the arrest of the wrong woman.
Wheaton officials favor stop signs over other traffic calming measures at intersection

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 14, 2026 6:57 pm - A north Wheaton intersection has been a four-way stop since earlier this year, and city leaders say they prefer that traffic calming measure over other potential alternatives proposed by a consultant.

Showing 1,281-1,290 of 524,185 previous next