March 21, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker win Illinois primaries, will square off in governor's race In a race that came down to the wire, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner pulled out a win over an insurgent state legislator in Tuesday’s Republican primary, while businessman J.B. Pritzker cruised to victory in the Democratic contest.
March 21, 2018 Former Miss America Erika Harold wins Illinois GOP primary for attorney general Erika Harold, an attorney and former Miss America winner, won Tuesday’s Republican primary in Illinois for attorney general, while state Sen. Kwame Raoul declared himself the victor on the Democratic side.
March 20, 2018 Illinois primary voting gets underway: 5 things to watch in the elections It’s Primary Day in Illinois – and several races have politicos inside and outside the state fired up.
March 19, 2018 GOP governor braces for two big fights in Illinois primaries One of the most vulnerable Republican governors up for re-election in 2018 is heading into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois with a strong challenge from his own party as well as six Democrats gunning for his job.
March 16, 2018 Chicago students allegedly trash Walmart during National School Walkout protest About 60 students from a Chicago high school used their time during the National School Walkout protest to wreak havoc at a Walmart, witnesses say -- and police are investigating.
March 16, 2018 Sister Jean Schmidt, 98, sees Loyola-Chicago win first NCAA Tournament game in 33 years Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt was on hand Thursday as her beloved Loyola-Chicago men’s basketball team upset Miami in the school’s first NCAA Tournament game in 33 years.
March 15, 2018 Missing Nobel Prize-winning chemist found wandering, confused on Illinois road near wife's body A Nobel Prize-winning Purdue University chemistry professor appeared confused when police discovered him wandering alone on an Illinois road near the dead body of his wife, just hours after the couple was reported missing in Indiana.
March 14, 2018 Northwestern University experiences 'swatting incident' after false reports of gunman, police say Northwestern University has declared the campus "ALL CLEAR" after receiving a false report on Wednesday afternoon of a "person with a gun" at a residence hall for graduate students at the school's Evanston campus.
March 13, 2018 Three men arrested, charged in Minnesota mosque bombing Three Illinois men have been arrested and charged in connection with the August bombing of a mosque in a Minneapolis suburb, federal officials said Tuesday.
March 11, 2018 Chicago girl, 9, accidentally shot by 3-year-old cousin, cops say A 9-year-old girl was injured after she was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old cousin on Chicago's West Side on Saturday, according to police.