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CHICAGO — Suburban mayors Monday called for better communication and coordination with Chicago and state governments after being surprised by busloads of migrants being sent to their towns — and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to work with the mayors.

Jurors will have to sort through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.

At least 22 Asian American candidates are running for offices in the November election and next year’s city elections, not to mention others running in other local races across the state.

Two weeks on from their fourth event in Boston, the LIV Golf Series makes its return in Chicago and there is once again eye-watering amounts of prize money on offer

R. Kelly’s lead attorney is getting her chance to deliver her closing argument to federal jurors in Chicago

Unprecedented heat waves are on the rise as the climate gets hotter. But experts say the country's heat warning system may be leading the public to underestimate the dangers.

CHICAGO -- Moments after a noontime storm briefly extinguished the power at Rolling Meadows High School, English teacher Junior Sanchez remained calm in his classroom, leading a passionate discussion with students about the inherent dangers of storytelling from a single perspective.

For the first time ever, the 15th edition of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, underway in Chicago September 13-14, presented a series of Benzinga Cannabis Awards.

After battling in court for body-cam footage that showed a Chicago police SUV barreling into Martina Standley in 2019, activist William Calloway kept pushing for evidence the police department was acting in bad faith.