The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in April, ...

Instruction on how the military chain of command should respond to unlawful orders demands clarity – not politically charged innuendo, writes Ted Diadiun in his column today.

In a post-9/11 climate of fear, newsrooms echoed false claims about weapons of mass destruction, sidelining dissent and ...

For the first time in three months, the White House is reopening for public tours, just in time for the holidays.

Illinois entered the Union on Dec. 3, 1818. The 21st state takes its name from the Illinois Confederation — a group of Algonquian-speaking tribes native to the area. An ...

This may seem a trivial place to start, but stick with me. Tariffs are not hard to understand. When a country wants to ...

Tig Notaro and Zack Snyder, who worked together on 'Army of the Dead,' are planning a 'hot lesbian action' movie.

Imagine not having a place to live, or a hot meal to eat on a winter day when temperatures are below freezing. That's the reality for many people in Chicago, but a shelter in Lincoln Park is working ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces questions about the use of military force after a team reportedly attacked survivors of ...

Heat and Frost Insulators Local 81, an eastern Iowa and western Illinois union, has endorsed Zach Wahls. U.S. House Rep. Randy Feenstra, who is running for governor, said he hopes to appear with other ...