Illinois

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

Starting next year, Illinois employers must offer workers paid time off based on hours worked, with no need to explain the reason for their absence

The move is a recognition that while many in the GOP are considering ways to move on from the Trump era, there is little appetite among primary voters for such a vocal critic of the former president

In California, the National Weather Service said winter storms will continue moving into the state through Wednesday

One leading candidate, who touts his endorsement from the Chicago police union, says “crime is out of control”

44% of American children had depressive episodes lasting at least two weeks and nearly half had thought about suicide

The weather service issued rare blizzard warnings for Southern California mountain areas and urged drivers to avoid dangerous roads

The senator was evaluated Monday by the attending physician of Congress, who recommended inpatient care at Walter Reed

There is an astonishingly broad selection of other critters who have felt the need to put reputations on the line to determine the meteorology in the dead of winter

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a Democrat, plans to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court

The company rejected the findings by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and said it would appeal

The law was inspired by the mass shooting that killed seven and injured 30 at the Highland Park July Fourth parade

Illinois and Tennessee voters face radically different choices when it comes to worker rights