12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (241+ words) Jed Davis, 48, is the Republican incumbent in this district, which stretches from exurban Will County through parts of Kendall and Grundy counties to the south. Davis, a foster parent, was appointed... State Rep. Jed Davis, 48, is the Republican incumbent in…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1687+ words) With the national political landscape tilting against Republicans ahead of next month’s midterm elections, the Illinois GOP is hoping recent scandals involving Democratic state lawmakers will breathe new life into the party’s efforts to gain more relevance in the General…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (591+ words) Lowell senior Roan Vasko’s most productive football season was a precursor. On the basketball court, Vasko has emerged as one of two players, along with junior guard Ezra Rumisek, to average at least 10 points and five rebounds for the Red…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (51+ words) Chicago Bears fans, they just want to be like Mike (Ditka). A Bears fan holds a sign encouraging head coach Ben Johnson to grow a mustache like former coach Mike Ditka in the second quarter against... Chicago Bears fans, they…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1697+ words) After Illinois Democrats trounced Republicans in the last midterm election, political consultant Collin Corbett had a message for fellow members of the GOP. Pointing to exit polling commissioned by his firm, Cor Strategies, Corbett argued his party’s latest drubbing wasn’t…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (128+ words) Want to vote in Chicago’s school board elections? Find your district and the candidates campaigning to be its next representative with the Tribune’s lookup tool. In November, Chicago voters will head to the polls to elect all 21 members of the…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (544+ words) The best present you can give yourself this season is outdoors and free for the asking. Get a dose of nature and gift yourself with serenity. The best time to do that is during, or just after, a freshly fallen…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (207+ words) In the early 1980s, men and women in the prime of their lives began arriving at Walter Reed Medical Center, wrecked by a disease for which we had no name, no cause and no hope. As an infectious disease doctor there,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1223+ words) The Big Ten opened its basketball media days Wednesday in Rosemont with coaches and players from all of the conference’s women’s teams. Illinois coach Shauna Green, Northwestern coach Carla Berube and many others offered insights into their upcoming seasons. Here…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (492+ words) PORTLAND, Maine — Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday. The NTSB made the statement…...