The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.…

Patrick Gilmore was on his way to the Clark/Lake CTA train station with a friend Sunday afternoon when they came across a line of federal immigration agents near the Dearborn Street Bridge downtown and unexpectedly stumbled onto a viral moment.

Construction of a new Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights would generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity, but would also require substantial taxpayer support for infrastructure, according to team projections released Tuesday.

Here’s what to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field.

Jay Doherty, the former City Club of Chicago leader and Commonwealth Edison consultant, reported to federal prison Tuesday to begin serving a one-year sentence handed down in the bribery scandal involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Top Illinois leaders on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s assertion that cities, including Chicago, should serve as military “training grounds,” even as they maintained there’s little they can do in their official capacities to push back against such an incursion.