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In this Jan. 9, 2017, photo, Christian Picciolini, founder of the group Life After Hate, poses for a photograph in his Chicago home. Picciolini, a former skinhead, is an activist combatting what many see as a surge in white nationalism across the United States. He's doing it by helping members quit groups including the Ku Klux Klan and skinhead organizations. (Teresa Crawford/AP)

The process of deradicalizing youth needs an overhaul. A former white supremacist explains how

Christian Picciolini has spent the past few years trying to reform white supremacists through a group called the Free Radicals Project.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's high-powered team of investigators and lawyers has expertise in everything from white-collar crime and fraud to national security.

Russia Tried To Infiltrate Trump Campaign, Mueller Documents Confirm

Trump's former campaign chairman and a top aide are charged with money laundering; a former foreign policy aide has pleaded guilty to lying to FBI.

Donald Trump inherits the @POTUS Twitter account created during the Obama administration.

On The Day Of White House Transitions, Twitter Shifts @POTUS To Donald Trump

Twitter will automatically switch 13 million @POTUS followers to follow both the new Trump account and Barack Obama's archived @POTUS44 account.

Should Justice Thomas recuse himself from hearing cases about Jan. 6 or the election?

Ginni Thomas' texts to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have caused many to ask whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself because of his wife's activities.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump walk through Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. A New York man was arrested Thursday after allegedly boasting on a dating app he had stormed the Capitol and "made it all the way into Statuary Hall."

Bumble Blunder: Man Allegedly Boasts About Capitol Riot On Dating App, Is Arrested

Robert Chapman was promptly reported to authorities after reportedly boasting on Bumble about making it "all the way into Statuary Hall." He was arrested in New York on Thursday.

Without 'Grand Bargain,' Rauner’s Budget Proposal Comes Up Short $4.6B

Illinois Senate Democrats are asking state agency heads to answer for Governor Bruce Rauner’s decision to pull votes off the “grand bargain.” The…

Peoria City/County Health Department building

Tri-County Reports 6 New COVID-19 Deaths; State Nears 1M Cases

One woman and three men from Tazewell County and two Peoria County men are the latest Tri-County residents to die from COVID-19 as Illinois approaches 1…

Betsy DeVos prepares to testify at her confirmation hearing.

School Vouchers, Oligarchy And Grizzlies: Highlights From The DeVos Hearing

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Education Department got a grilling on a range of issues, from private school vouchers and charter school oversight to guns in schools. How did she fare?

School Districts Cope With A Big Cut In Tax Fund Payments

The promise of a new public-school funding formula for Illinois was that no districts would lose money. So many said they were blindsided when the state...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on Oct. 9.

Contrary To Trump's Tweet, Russian Hacking Came Up Before Election (A Lot)

Donald Trump asked Monday morning why Russian hacking wasn't "brought up before the election." It was. Many times. But intelligence agencies hadn't said the hackers aimed to help Trump — until now.

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