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The U.S. Justice Department is suing a suburban Chicago community that denied a Muslim group permission to open a place of worship in a vacant office…

The prime minster of Thailand says she plans to go ahead with next month's elections, despite opposition protests that have blocked much of the center of Bangkok. The anti-government demonstrators want the current, caretaker prime minister to step down, to be replaced with an unelected "people's council". The political turmoil is also impacting the local economy.

Movie-related memorabilia collected during late film critic Roger Ebert's tenure at the Chicago Sun-Times will become part of a University of Illinois…

CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council has given its backing to construction of the Obama Presidential Center in a park on the city's South Side.Loud applause…

Southern Baptist minister Billy Graham died at the age of 99 today. He was well known for the scope of his ministries, as well as providing spiritual…

A new report from a women's legal advocacy group says some insurance plans offered on the health overhaul law's new marketplaces violate its requirements…

WAUKEGAN - A wildlife worker says a four-foot long caiman found in Lake Michigan near Chicago would've been lucky to live a couple more weeks.The…

Better housing and tuition increases are among the issues sparking student protests at Howard University. Students have been occupying the Blackburn University Center for almost two weeks.

Army Surgeon General Kevin Kiley has abruptly stepped down, requesting retirement. He is the third top Army official to depart amid fallout over the way wounded soldiers were treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that Hurricane Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify into “an extremely dangerous major hurricane.”