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The change makes Illinois the first state to eliminate the practice and a nationally watched testing ground for whether such a change can work

Temperatures in the area reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius), breaking by four degrees the previous record for this date that was set in 2011

Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F each day

Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending on the outcome of a court hearing — patients and their families are testing clinics’ capacity

Pritzker signed the bill alongside lawmakers and gun control advocates at Gun Sense University

In a 4-3 decision, the high court found that the Protect Our Communities Act does not violate the federal Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the law nor the state constitution’s bar on special legislation

The shooting happened Saturday night in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood

Legislation developed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul would make Illinois the eighth state to allow lawsuits against firearms manufacturers or distributors

Confidence growing with every rotation, Biles soared to victory in her first meet since the Tokyo Games

State police say the bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County when it crashed into the semis just before 2 a.m.

Warmer air over metropolitan areas combined with many square miles of impermeable concrete add up to intensifying storms that generate billions of gallons of run-off rainfall with nowhere to go

The findings released Tuesday by Attorney General Kwame Raoul come from a sweeping state investigation that began in 2018

The General Assembly has adopted proposals to require insurers in Illinois to cover medication to end pregnancies and for hormonal therapy, require universities to provide emergency contraception on campus and to prohibit crisis pregnancy centers from distributing false information

The Illinois bill would entitle child influencers under the age of 16 to a percentage of earnings based on how often they appear on video blogs or online content that generates at least 10 cents per view

The fiery crashes on Monday that killed six people and injured almost 40 came as high spring winds kicked up dust while farmers were busy tilling or planting their fields

The sheriff’s office said the explosion, which brought down some power lines at the plant in Chicago’s southwestern suburbs, may have been ‘from an asphalt tank’

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

The selection is intended to keep the party’s momentum going after last fall’s midterm election success in the critical Midwest

The tornado was part of a powerful weather system moving through the Midwest and South

He defeated former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who was backed by the police union

Confirmed or suspected tornadoes struck 11 states and destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and lay waste to neighborhoods

The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest population estimates on Thursday

Minnesota sued Juul in 2019, accusing the San Francisco-based company of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine

Ending a pregnancy is no longer legally available in a 1,800 mile stretch of Southern states, so women are flocking to the state to get them

68 people were diagnosed with infections from the bacteria, which has now caused a total of three deaths and eight cases of people losing their vision

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: living on as little as $30 a month