Political leaders across Illinois mourned Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death and nodded to the decades-long movement he championed after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mentor.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died.

Mr. Jackson, who spent much of his life in the city, died at his home there on Tuesday. “He ushered in new politics in ...

My religion obligates me to be political, but my politics don’t obligate me to be religious,” said Jackson — frequently ...

CHICAGO - Evanston will pay thousands of dollars in reparations to its Black residents; the Chicago Bears and Illinois state lawmakers may be close to a deal on a new stadium; and the state will lose ...

In this documentary, Jamali Maddix investigates a dramatic new era for Chicago’s infamous gang underworld. The gang leaders of old have been put in prison, throwing the streets into chaos of warring ...

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identified the woman set on fire aboard a Chicago train as 26-year-old Bethany MaGee, who suffered severe burns in the attack. Duffy blasted the city’s lax crime ...

A father from suburban Chicago said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sprayed him and his 1-year-old daughter while they were leaving a parking lot over the weekend. On ...