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President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday

President Donald Trump is holding firm on his insistence that coronavirus cases are rising in the U.S. purely because more people are being tested

The countdown is on for kids to return to school, and Illinois school districts are trying to come up with plans. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The U.S. government is launching a national campaign aimed at reducing high suicide rates, particularly among veterans.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly credited his February ban on travelers from mainland China as his signature move against the advance of the coronavirus pandemic

Shawn Gregoire wants answers about her son’s death. Gregoire’s son, Army Spc. Isaiah Nance, was killed last summer by an Afghan soldier being trained by the U.S. military. On Saturday, she learned through social media about reports that the U.S. government may have known for months about possible Russian bounty payments to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. “I would...

A Chicago native was killed while serving last year in Afghanistan, but still today Army Spc. Isaiah Nance’s mother has questions about what happened. Now she wants one specific question answered: Was he the target of a bounty offered by the Russians to the Taliban to take out U.S. troops? NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

President Donald Trump sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday criticizing their leadership and urging them to take action to combat violence in Chicago. The full letter from the White House is listed below: Dear Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot: I write to you today to call your attention to and...

President Donald Trump pointed to the Chicago Police Department’s murder clearance rate in discussing police reform Tuesday.

While announcing a police reform executive order on Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered a mixed message that both praised members law enforcement as well as victims of police homicide, touted economic milestones, championed school choice “as the civil rights issue of all time in this country,” and mischaracterized the record of his predecessor.

An Israeli cabinet minister says the government has approved plans to build a new settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights named after President Donald Trump

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, called former Defense Secretary James Mattis’ statement regarding President Donald Trump “stunning and powerful.”

President Donald Trump faced a second day of criticism by religious leaders in Washington, D.C., as he briefly visited holy sites while protests following the killing of George Floyd continue to rock the city.  Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on Tuesday, laying a red, white and blue wreath. Washington Archbishop...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday that the city would enter the next phase of its reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic as scheduled on Wednesday, even after days of protests, looting, vandalism and violence across the city.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered a strong rebuke Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the military to crack down on areas across the nation seeing protests, vandalism and unrest in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

In a conference call with President Donald Trump and governors across the country Monday following a weekend of protests, violence and unrest nationwide, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker took aim at the president’s rhetoric with the president himself – sparking a heated exchange.

On Sunday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced hundreds of Illinois National Guard troops would be deployed across Chicago and condemned violence amid unrest in the city. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that his administration wants to help churches to hold services during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but stopped short of saying that indoor services will be allowed as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place. Pritzker was asked about his administration’s handling of church services during his daily coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, and said that while...

As some churches in Chicago reopen despite the governor’s stay-at-home order, protesters on Sunday said in person services are causing high risk to neighbors. Lexi Sutter reports.

President Donald Trump singled out Gov. J.B. Pritzker in an interview on Sunday for Illinois’ coronavirus response. Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business asked Trump how he would decide which states and cities will receive federal financial support, to which he called out local Democratic leaders. Trump accused Pritzker of money being the motivating factor for the his response to...