Flossmoor neighbors are collecting toiletries to send to a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln who grew up in the south suburbs.

The Chicago Teachers Union is suing the Illinois Policy Institute and the Liberty Justice Center, alleging in a defamation complaint that the nonprofits have waged a “deliberate, coordinated and ongoing smear campaign.”

The push for Chicago Public Schools funding is exposing new fault lines ahead of the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, setting up a potential fight over school funding when lawmakers return to Springfield.

The Orland Park VIllage Board approved plans Monday for a $275 million cancer office and parking structure near Centennial Park.

As a long and contentious primary season nears its end, attention is turning to Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska.

The U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has no talks planned with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains “open and operating,” despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway.

President Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, two regional officials said Tuesday, a day after Trump leveled the threat.

On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.