History | Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today’s campus protests By Associated Press May 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. It was a watershed moment in U.S. history — a violent bookend to the turbulent...
Politics | Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double the needed signatures to get on ballot By Summer Ballentine May 4, 2024 at 11:07 a.m. Advocates on Friday turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put...
Politics | Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial By Eric Tucker May 4, 2024 at 9:10 a.m. By ERIC TUCKER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Crucial witnesses took the stand in the...
Politics | Lawmakers consider bill that would criminalize sexual relations between educators and older students By Olivia Stevens May 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would criminalize sexual relations between school authority figures...
Chicago Bears | Chicago Bears’ lakefront stadium proposal: What’s been said, what we know — and what we need to know By Robert McCoppin May 4, 2024 at 8:06 a.m. Illinois politicians are faced with the Chicago Bears’ request to build a new, publicly owned...
Politics | Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether mobile voting sites are legal By Associated Press May 3, 2024 at 6:46 p.m. The state Supreme Court has decided it will hear a case dealing with the legality...
Education | University of Chicago prepares to ‘intervene’ to remove pro-Palestine encampment from campus By Rebecca Johnson May 3, 2024 at 9:41 p.m. The university is preparing to “intervene” to remove the pro-Palestine encampment from the school’s Main...
Politics | Alderman opposes Johnson’s proposed new migrant shelter location ahead of Democratic convention By Alice Yin May 3, 2024 at 7:09 p.m. Ald. Nicole Lee said Johnson’s team approached her with plans to build the shelter, and...
Politics | Mayor Brandon Johnson confident DNC will go smoothly despite recent demonstrations: ‘We are prepared’ By Alice Yin May 3, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. The mayor promised the event will be “safe, energetic, vibrant," dismissed assertions from dissident groups...
National News | Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests By Jesse Bedayn May 3, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Like many Americans, Jewish students’ views on the war in Gaza and the broader Israeli-Palestinian...