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The Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years, but when will the big decision be announced?

The former head of AT&T Illinois bribed then-state House Speaker Michael J. Madiganto land the “white whale” that the utility and its top executive “had desperately wanted for the better part of a decade,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.

The future of Chicago Public Schools is in the hands of the Chicago Board of Education, as a critical vote over the district’s new five-year plan is expected.

Authorities are warning residents in a suburban county of a rise in false jury duty calls.

The official start of fall is nearly here, and with it comes a number of changes — including the time.

A third arrest has been made in connection to recent social media threats directed at schools in Joliet, with police arresting a 12-year-old for felony disorderly conduct involving transmitting a threat of destruction of school property or violence, police said.

As cities across the U.S. struggle with a lack of affordable housing, one mid-sized Midwestern city has seemed to mostly avoid the problems, being named the most affordable place to live in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

The McDonald’s Crocs Happy Meal officially hit restaurants on Tuesday, with fans of both the iconic shoe brand and fast food giant drawn to the unique offering.

Spotting deer in west suburban Westchester isn’t a rare occurrence, but it is unusual to have one snacking on your front doorstep.

In Springfield Tuesday, the attorney for former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett asked justices to reverse his client’s 2021 disorderly conduct conviction for faking a hate crime outside his Streeterville apartment almost five years ago.

What was meant to be a night of dancing and joy turned into a nightmare for a Zumba class in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood Monday. A shooting left a 13-year-old girl with special needs and three adults injured in a shocking scene all caught on camera.

In a stunning reversal of a move announced earlier this year, Riot Fest will once again be held in Chicago’s Douglass Park next month, organizers and the Chicago Park District announced Wednesday.

A school district in Joliet announced new security measures to take effect immediately in response to unfounded social media threats that targeted schools.