And in early 2024, lawmakers reintroduced the Credit for Caring Act in Congress. It proposes a federal tax credit of up to $5 ...

Courts have upheld the centuries-long history of birthright citizenship. If the Trump administration tries to end it, the ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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The a capella choir had celebrity status at a time when the school had 4,000 students, performing in Europe, making record ...

Knowing the precise time of a news event is a planning luxury, but when it's a solar eclipse that won't be back again for 20 ...

The storied shipping channel featured in "The Blues Brothers" helped build the Sears Tower but has long been polluted and ...

One key player was recently given nearly 13 years in prison after being convicted of embezzling almost $6 million from ...

Reporter Chip Mitchell looked for lessons — both practical and related to the heart — for Chicago as it handles its ...

A pharmacy in Uptown. A bill in Illinois to create a prescription drug affordability board stalled earlier this year but ...

Illinois will join 18 other states in ending subminimum wages for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Chicago Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon reacts after recovering a fumble by the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an ...