While discussions in Washington have stalled over a second federal stimulus bill, residents in one Northwest suburban community are expected to be on the receiving end of that town’s second coronavirus relief package since the pandemic took hold.
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Vanessa Guillen's sister says 'we still don't know the truth' about her death
Months after the remains of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen were found in Texas, her family says there are still many things they don’t know about her killing.
Read MoreRepublican O'Brien outraises Democrat Foxx in Cook state's attorney race
Illinois State Board of Elections filings from last quarter show Patrick O’Brien, the Republican candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney, has raised about $200,000 more than his opponent, Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx.
Read MorePre-election voting surpasses half of all 2016 ballots cast with week left until Election Day
Pre-election voting for the November election has surpassed half of all ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election with a week left until Election Day.
Read MoreTexas Supreme Court sides with governor on rule requiring one ballot drop box per county
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to limit mail-in ballot drop box locations to one site per county, a decision that largely affects the Houston and Austin areas.
Read MoreHoffman Estates death under investigation
Hoffman Estates police are investigating after finding a body in a home Tuesday morning.
Read MoreItasca mayor says village authorities won't enforce ban on indoor dining
Itasca Mayor Jeff Pruyn says village officials and police in town won’t enforce a ban on indoor restaurant and bar service ordered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Read More'Every single vote will be counted,' as Cook County on pace to 'shatter' early-voting, mail-in records
With early voting and requests for mail-in ballots already exceeding records, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough provided an update Tuesday on the counting process, pledging that every vote would be tallied.
Read MoreGirlfriend gives her account of how Waukegan police shot at her and Marcellis Stinnette
With tears in her eyes, 20-year-old Tafara Williams sat up in her hospital bed Tuesday and told how a Waukegan police officer kept shooting at her and her boyfriend, even though, she said, both had their hands raised and were unarmed.
Read MoreGeneva restaurant on legal fight against dining ban: 'We want to do it the right way'
The day after a judge allowed FoxFire Restaurant in Geneva to offer indoor dining while fighting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent ban, several other eateries in the city’s downtown were serving customers indoors.
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