Health care leaders across Illinois are sounding the alarm over a new federal law slashing Medicaid, warning it could force ...

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A city analysis warned the bill “would increase the city’s pension liabilities by more than $11 billion” in the two funds ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.

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Lori Cannon was known for her advocacy work with ACT UP Chicago, the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, in the 1980s. It was ...

The Republican-controlled committee issued subpoenas for depositions with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of ...

The Chicago House Music Festival and Conference will be held Aug. 21-24. Events are set to take place at Millennium Park and ...

A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, with powerful oil-producing nations opposed; ...

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More than 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas fled the state for Illinois, New York and Massachusetts to block an effort by Republicans to redraw congressional districts. The plan, backed by President ...

Texas Democrats are seeking refuge in Illinois — we hear from some of the lawmakers directly. And what a pension boost means for the city’s finances.