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When Mary Fabianski heard about the line-of-duty death of a Chicago firefighter last week, she recognized David Meyer’s name. Fabianski realized that Fire Captain Meyer had done some remodeling work in her kitchen about 10 years ago through his side …

President Donald Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller took aim at Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, accusing him of inciting violence after he called for mass protests against the Trump administration. Pritzker made his remarks Sunday at the New Hampshire …

Several DuPage County offices were the victims of a ransomware attack, officials announced Monday. County officials say the attack affected the sheriff’s office, the 18th Judicial Circuit Court and the DuPage County Circuit Court clerk’s office. “This afternoon, DuPage County …

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From business headaches and education funding cuts to mass federal worker layoffs and a wave of legal battles, President Donald Trump has left his mark on Chicago and beyond during a whirlwind first three months of his second term. U.S. …

DEAR ABBY: Our son and his girlfriend had our first grandchild 18 months ago. We helped them move out of their rental house before the baby was born and buy a cute little house, which we made sure was in …

Police were looking for a red SUV that fled the scene after a drive-by shooting that left three teenagers wounded early Tuesday in Chatham. The victims, a 13-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, were in the 7900 …

A man was fatally struck by a Red Line train late Monday night in Edgewater on the North Side. The man, 42, fell on the tracks around 11:35 p.m. in the 1100 block of West Granville Avenue and was hit …

A Rolling Meadows police sergeant is on unpaid administrative leave following his arrest in connection with a road rage shooting last week in Elgin. Carlos Saez, a 19-year veteran of the force, was relieved of his police duties after department …

One person was killed and another was injured in a fiery crash involving a semi and another vehicle early Tuesday on the Edens Expressway in north suburban Skokie. The two-vehicle crash happened around 3:50 a.m. in the southbound lanes just …

A 25-year-old woman was killed when an SUV jumped a curb and crashed into her early Tuesday in North Lawndale on the West Side. The victim, an unidentified 25-year-old woman, was on a sidewalk around 4:15 a.m. when an Acura …

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for “the …

By SEAN MURPHY and MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to fund an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.” The Supreme Court could well approve. St. …

To borrow a catchphrase from one of its featured entertainment properties, the new Universal Fan Fest Nights seeks to boldly go where no theme park after-hours event has gone before. Universal Studios Hollywood debuted its new Fan Fest Nights last …

By MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next. The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. …

Congressional Republicans are trying to figure out what to do with Medicaid. Nearly 80 million Americans get health coverage through the entitlement. In California, one in three residents has Medi-Cal, the Golden State’s version of Medicaid. Congress will have to …