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Despite Uber’s Campaign Against Tougher Safety Standards, ‘Common Carrier’ Bill Moves Ahead in Springfield

Uber has been pushing back hard against the common carrier proposal: emails and push notifications to customers, a reported six-figure ad buy on popular radio stations, web banners on news sites covering the General Assembly and plenty of lobbying.

A Suburban Illinois Girl Vanished With Her Mother 6 Years Ago. Now 15, She Was Just Found in North Carolina

Kayla was 9 years old when she was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Heather Unbehaun, from South Elgin, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said. Then Saturday evening, Kayla was spotted at a shop in Asheville by someone who recognized her from an episode of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” series.

Riot Fest Announces Foo Fighters, Death Cab for Cutie and The Cure as Headliners, But Still Doesn’t Have a Permit for Douglass Park

The Foo Fighters, The Cure and Death Cab for Cutie are among the headliners announced Tuesday by Riot Fest. Whether they’ll take the stage is still up in the air.

Funeral for Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston to be Held Wednesday

Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston, 24, had just finished her shift and was returning home while still in uniform at around 1:45 a.m. on May 6 when she was killed outside her home in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue.

Second Person Charged in May 2022 Shooting of Dakotah Earley in Lincoln Park

Chicago police announced criminal charges Tuesday against an 18-year-old man who was allegedly involved in the non-fatal shooting of Dakotah Earley last May. The teen was 17 when the shooting occurred, police said. 

Survey Finds Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Some Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines

Nearly nine out of 10 adults in the U.S. say that the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines outweigh the risks – a share that’s remained unchanged since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.

Illinois Lawmakers Work to Iron Out Budget Agreement in Session’s Final Week

Illinois legislators have through Friday to accomplish their most important task: passing a budget.

May 15, 2023 - Full Show

Chicago’s 57th mayor takes the oath of office. A look at Brandon Johnson’s priorities in Spotlight Politics. And a live report from Springfield as the legislative session nears an end.

Brandon Johnson Sworn in As Chicago’s 57th Mayor: ‘There Is Something Special About This City’

Capping an improbable rise and carrying the hopes of a political movement determined to remake Chicago as a more equitable place to live, Brandon Johnson was sworn into office Monday as Chicago’s 57th mayor.

Prosecutor Ends 4-Year Probe of FBI’s Trump-Russia Investigation with No New Charges but Some Harsh Criticism

The report Monday from special counsel John Durham represents the long-awaited culmination of an investigation that Trump and allies had claimed would expose massive wrongdoing by law enforcement and intelligence officials. Instead, Durham’s investigation delivered underwhelming results.

After Expiration of Title 42 Restriction Policy, Fewer Than Expected Migrants Arrive at the Border

But US authorities saw a 50% drop in the number of migrant encounters along the border over the previous two days compared to earlier in the week — before Title 42 ended. The situation at the border is “very fluid,” a senior Homeland Security official told reporters Monday.

Repelled by High Car Prices, Americans Holding on to Their Vehicles Longer Than Ever

Since the pandemic struck three years ago, the average new vehicle has rocketed 24% to nearly $48,000 as of April, according to Edmunds.com. Typical loan rates on new-car purchases have ballooned to 7%, a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive streak of interest rate hikes to fight inflation.

Ex-U.S. Attorney John Lausch Heading Back to Private Practice at Kirkland & Ellis

During his time as U.S. Attorney, Lausch oversaw numerous high-profile investigations in Chicago, among them, the indictments of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on racketeering and bribery charges and longtime Chicago Ald. Ed. Burke.

8 People Fatally Shot Over Weekend in Chicago: Police

According to Chicago Police Department data, 26 people were shot in 23 separate incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

As Brandon Johnson Takes Control of Chicago City Hall, Massive Challenges Await

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson had just 41 days to put together his administration and lay the foundation to start delivering on his ambitious agenda — the shortest mayoral transition in Chicago history.