Dick Durbin

Chicago White Sox fans were found to drink the most of any fan base in Major League Baseball, a new study showed.

After a closely contested race, Rep. Robin Kelly has been elected as the new chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, narrowly edging out Chicago’s 8th Ward Ald. Michelle Harris. Kelly, who serves on the committee from the 2nd district that she has represented in Congress since 2013, edged out Harris by just over 3% in the weighted vote, with…

Chicago could potentially see the return of some fans into the stands, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday, as the city prepares for baseball season to kick off.

Members of the Democratic Party of Illinois’ State Central Committee will meet Wednesday to select the party’s first new chair in more than 20 years following longtime leader and former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s resignation from the role last week. But dueling legal memos sent to committee members on Monday raised new questions about the race to lead the party...

Chicago’s United Center will become a mass COVID vaccination site next month, offering up doses to thousands of people each day. Here’s what we know so far about the new federally-run operation.

Could Chicago and Illinois soon see the return of fans in the stands at professional sporting events?

As part of an effort to get more of Illinois vaccinated through opening a Chicago mass COVID-19 vaccination site, officials announced Friday that senior citizens will have a specially designated registration period.

The United Center won’t be the only mass vaccination site opening in the near future.

Chicago’s United Center will become a mass COVID vaccination site next month, offering up doses to thousands of people each day, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced alongside a coalition of local, state and federal officials Friday.

Uber is donating 20,000 free rides to help Chicago residents receive the coronavirus vaccine at the city’s new United Center mass vaccination site, the company announced Friday.

Chicago’s United Center will be turned into a mass COVID-19 vaccination site opening next month, a coalition of city, state and federal officials announced Friday.

Crews are already clearing snow from the parking lots at the United Center as they begin work to turn it into a mass vaccination site. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

A coalition of Illinois, Chicago, Cook County and federal officials will deliver a joint COVID-19 update Friday.

The United Center could become a mass vaccination center as soon as next month. Sandra Torres reports.

The battle to replace Michael Madigan as head of the Illinois Democratic Party is heating up, with multiple candidates throwing their hats into the ring. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has more.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin blasted President Donald Trump on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday evening, saying that the president “invited” the mob of rioters who stormed the Capitol to do so. Those individuals, who stormed the Capitol as a joint session of Congress was mulling over the votes of the electoral college, forced members of Congress and their…

At least 13 representatives and both of Illinois’ U.S. senators have publicly expressed support for President Donald Trump’s removal from office after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an effort to overturn the presidential election results, halting the electoral vote count in an eruption of chaos and violence that left five people dead.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., implored his fellow Congress members to forego objections to the certification of the 2020 presidential election, calling the proceedings a “stain on democracy.”