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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks in Chicago on June 5, 2019.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax: Here’s what you need to know

August 22, 2020 at 3:17 p.m.

Illinois voters in November will be deciding on an issue that will impact both the state's financial future and their own pocketbooks: an amendment to the state Constitution that would...

Dr. Nilay Shah, the lead author of a study on deaths due to high blood pressure and heart failure, stands outside Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2020.

Study: Deaths from heart failure and high blood pressure are rising in the US, and Black men and women suffer more severely

August 14, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

A new Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine study has found that while deaths due to heart disease in general have decreased in recent years, the subset of deaths due to...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently reported that nearly 180,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 in the last month.

Here’s what to know about kids and COVID-19 as some return to school

August 13, 2020 at 5:13 p.m.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently reported that nearly 180,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 in the last month, a 90% increase in a four-week period in child cases nationwide....

La familia de un hombre que fue detenido por ICE el martes posan en su casa el jueves 6 de agosto de 2020 en Chicago

Inmigración arresta a un padre y la comunidad escolar sale en apoyo

August 11, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

El mundo de una familia de Logan Square se desmoronó en menos de 45 minutos, después que un automóvil encubierto los detuvo en su camino al supermercado y arrestó al...

Family members of a man who was detained by ICE on Aug. 4, 2020, pose for a portrait in their home on Aug. 6, 2020, in Chicago.

A Logan Square school rallies to help a family after the dad was detained by ICE: ‘They push fear on you. They push fear on your kids.’

August 7, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

It took less than 45 minutes for a Logan Square family's world to come apart, as an unmarked car pulled them over on the way to the grocery store and...

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax: Here’s what you need to know

Study: Deaths from heart failure and high blood pressure are rising in the US, and Black men and women suffer more severely

Here’s what to know about kids and COVID-19 as some return to school

Inmigración arresta a un padre y la comunidad escolar sale en apoyo

A Logan Square school rallies to help a family after the dad was detained by ICE: ‘They push fear on you. They push fear on your kids.’

Drug and alcohol use has spiked during pandemic, prompting Chicago’s recovery community to find new ways to reach out

This little tree in Des Plaines is the center of a nationwide hyperpop pilgrimage for gecs love

What is Operation Legend? A breakdown of Trump’s federal agent surge and what it means for Chicago.

‘I don’t think about it a ton.’ Chicago’s young adults react to COVID-19 uptick among their peers.

Ashod ‘Mr. Ash’ Baboorian, ‘Chicago’s Greatest Magician,’ dies at 80: ‘It’s rare to meet someone like that in life.’