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Weekend you better enjoy that for another few days. Once the rain until we get into wednesday. We have air quality alert for current level ozone. Ozone you cant see or smell but it can cause problems for people with respiratory ailments. 71 degrees right now. Its 63 and garlic. Looking toward the satellite composite we dont see anything. We continue to be tried we have extended stretches until wednesday. Todays High Temperature is 85. It will feel warm by the afternoon. No rain coming up. Tomorr...

Right down toward bethesda and rockville where its begun. To the south fairfax county, weve watch td come through Loudoun County, route 7 is where amelia segal is to the western portion of the beltway, American Legion bridge. This storm moving very, very quickly. This is the arctic front weve seen come through. Behind it well see much colder conditions but right now a Winter Weather adviseory in effect for i95. I expect these to be dropped toward the west, but well continue to watch as this stor...

The alleged thefts total more than $7 million in public funds.

CHICAGO — Illinois state employees fabricated hair salons, paid others to inaccurately fill out forms and drastically inflated income numbers for their side businesses in an effort to fraudulently receive pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to recently released reports from the Office of Executive Inspector General. One Department of Human Services employee said on a PPP ...

Members of the Cook County Democratic Party meet Friday to choose an interim replacement for the late county Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who died earlier this month. Seventeen interested applicants sent their credentials to the party by the Wednesday deadline, including several County Board members, a sitting state senator and the current clerk of Evanston. Yarbrough’s passing came too late for ...

The Cook County primaries saw close races and turnout as low as 17.95%. Now that all the votes have been counted, here’s a rundown of the results of the key races and how Evanston residents voted.  Cook County State’s Attorney race Former Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke beat former prosecutor Clayton Harris III...

The progressive superstar's backing in the contest to unseat appointed state Sen. Natalie Toro could be a boon in a district that's widely considered one of the farthest left-leaning in Illinois.

The political landscape is heating up in the second largest county in the nation as the March 19 primaries approach. Early voting commenced Wednesday in suburban Cook County, so here are some key races to watch for. Cook County State’s Attorney  Last year, the incumbent Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced she would not...

Retired justice Eileen O’Neill Burke has opened the door for unlimited cash to flow into the Cook County State’s Attorney primary, making that race the latest county contest without contribution limits. Candidates can also rake in as much cash as they want in the Circuit Court Clerk and the county’s Board of Review races. The busted contribution limits are thanks to the personal wealth of the ...

Here’s what to know about the upcoming primary elections, the candidates and how to vote.