leaving behind two other children. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here's more on Uecker’s family. Uecker was married to his first wife, Joyce, from 1956 to 1975.

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.

Around 1 a.m., the man, believed to be 35 to 45 years old, was outside in the 9900 block of South Princeton Avenue when he was shot by someone in a passing red vehicle, Chicago police said. Offending ...

The Republican president signed the pardon on Monday and called the Democratic former governor “a very fine person” who “was ...

The Democratic governors think they are fighting for justice, but they’re really sending a message that laws are meant to be ...

As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown grips the Chicago area in fear, a burgeoning resistance movement has also ...

But the decision quickly moves on to the topic of Tyreek Hill’s multiple children with different women. As Tyreek Hill’s wife, Keeta Vaccaro discusses about the couple seeking counselling for ...

CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker wants to block those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in Illinois government, despite the clemency granted to over 1,500 ...

In a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, Gov. JB Pritzker has blocked anyone who participated in the 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection from getting a job with the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...