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Supreme Court refuses to hear Illinois redistricting challenge

Monday at 10:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to redistricting in Illinois despite complaints from the League of Women Voters of Illinois that … Read more ›

Illinois Senate passes ban on scandal-plagued scholarship program

May 3 at 1:30 p.m.

The Illinois Senate today overwhelmingly approved the elimination of a century-old legislative scholarship program that has come under federal investigation and long been abused by … Read more ›

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William A. Athans, 18th District VFW Posts' Loyalty Day Parade

By Sharon Athans Stratton | April 30 at 12:41 p.m.

The 34th Annual William A. Athans, 18th District VFW Posts' Loyalty Day Parade will be held on Sunday, May 6,2012 in New Lenox, Illinois beginning … Read more ›

Members of Marquette Bank Employee Animal Awareness Team led efforts to collect pet-related items during Marquette Bank’s Neighborhood Animal Awareness Drive.

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Marquete Bank Employees Donate to Local Animal Welfare League

By Marquette Bank | April 26 at 11:58 a.m.

Marquette Bank, a locally-owned neighborhood bank, recently wrapped up its 2nd Annual Neighborhood Animal Awareness Drive. The purpose of this employee-led drive was to raise … Read more ›

Illinois moves closer to cracking down on a fugitive’s family members who help him flee

April 20 at 7:10 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD—Illinois moved closer Thursday to cracking down on a fugitive’s family members who help him flee. A House judicial panel voted 7-1 for a measure … Read more ›

Romney, Santorum lay groundwork for furious finish in Illinois

March 19 at 7:09 a.m.

MOLINE, Ill.—The leading contenders in the Republican presidential race spent Sunday laying the groundwork for a furious if not acrimonious final push for votes heading … Read more ›

There are more than 150 spots to vote early in the city and suburbs. (José M. Osorio, Chicago Tribune / January 31, 2011)

Illinois early voting underway for March 20 primary

Feb. 27 at 7:41 a.m.

Early voting in Illinois for the March 20 Republican and Democratic primaries starts Monday and runs through March 15. The practice has become an increasingly … Read more ›

An inmate looks out from his cell at the Tamms Correctional Center in 2009. The super-max prison in Tamms, Ill., would close under the budget to be unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn. ( Chicago Tribune / February 13, 2009 )

Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’

Feb. 22 at 7:38 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. “This … Read more ›

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General Motors Seeks to Reward Local Heroes from Illinois

By Holly Connor | Feb. 6 at 1:49 p.m.

Now in its second year, General Motors once again wants to honor, recognize and reward local Illinois heroes with the Our Town, Our Heroes program. … Read more ›

Congressman Dan Lipinski, standing in the middle in a first-grade class at Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School, is worried new rules from the Obama administration will hurt Catholic schools. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Lipinski criticizes new contraception rules during school visit

By Jeff Vorva | Jan. 31 at 1:44 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., had a little fun Monday wearing a Snoopy tie during his visit to the Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School in Orland … Read more ›

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