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For visitors wondering why a tranquil cemetery outside Madrid suddenly needs around-the-clock police security, the answer is simple: an empty burial space awaits the remains of Gen. Francisco Franco, who is being reunited with his wife 44 years after he died. Weather permitting, the Spanish dictator’s preserved body will be flown Thursday by helicopter to the Franco family’s private chapel...

African heads of state joined thousands of Zimbabweans at a state funeral Saturday for Zimbabwe’s founding president, Robert Mugabe , whose burial has been delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built for his remains. More than 10 African leaders and several former presidents attended the service and viewing of the body of Mugabe, who...

The Chicago Teachers Union is wasting no time in asking for new mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attention. They held a demonstration at the Thompson Center calling it the Keeping the Promise: Rally for a Fair Contract.

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot takes office Monday, but her historic inauguration will be preceded by several events throughout the weekend.

The leafy New Zealand city where a self-proclaimed racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its picturesque meandering river and English heritage. For decades, Christchurch has also been the center of the country’s small but persistent white supremacist movement. An expert on such fringe groups says it’s probably more than coincidence that the accused...

The white supremacist accused of gunning down 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand has dismissed his lawyer and opted to represent himself at trial, prompting the prime minister to declare Tuesday that she would do everything in her power to deny him a platform for his racist views. “I agree that it is absolutely something that we need...

Two of the students’ peers were killed in the massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Cardinal Blase Cupich’s decision to close St. Joseph College Seminary is creating sharp disagreement from the seminary’s advisory board.

Cardinal Blase Cupich penned a letter earlier this month that gives insight into the upcoming global summit on the sex abuse crisis that has rocked the Catholic Church.

As the U.S. Catholic Bishops prepare to gather in Baltimore this week, bishops nationwide are releasing the names of more priests accused of abuse.

As the clock ticks down to Election Day in Illinois, polls indicated the state’s first Republican governor in 12 years is feeling pressure from Democrat J.B. Pritzker.

Suburban Cook County has set a new record for the number of early ballots cast in a midterm election, with six more days of early voting to go.

NBC 5 has learned Michael Sacks, a top donor to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is conducting a poll and more seriously considering entering the already crowded race for Chicago mayor.

You’ve seen the TV ads in the race for governor. As the candidates break the national record on spending—the question is, did that money trickle down to Black and Latino media

In one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country — Illinois Republican incumbent Rep. Peter Roskam and Democrat Sean Casten clashed over President Donald Trump in their debate Monday. They also differed over what to do about environmental concerns at the Willowbrook plant in the 6th Congressional District. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

In their final debate, this one downstate, Gov. Bruce Rauner and challenger J.B. Pritzker tangled Thursday over the Quincy Veterans Home, Pritzker’s property tax controversy but also agreed on one revenue stream: expanding gambling.

Another contentious debate Tuesday between Gov. Bruce Rauner and challenger J.B. Pritzker.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday there is more work to be done when it comes to police reform in his first on-camera comments on Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald last week.

The priest abuse crisis facing the Catholic Church has prompted Cardinal Blase Cupich to release a new statement that “the Church will not tolerate any cover-ups or accept a different standard for bishops who abuse or cover up.”