Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case tied to sexual abuse, has died. He was 84.

The historic mass settlement proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration would resolve 16 lawsuits alleging disgraced Chicago Police Department Detective Reynaldo Guevara framed men for murder.

Attorneys for Marimar Martinez, shot by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz last October, called on authorities to file criminal charges against the agent involved Monday.

Conservative influencer Jake Lang led a group of about 20 far-right protesters of the Palestinian cultural festival in Bridgeview.

The Chicago Transit Authority is in settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Transportation in a lawsuit over federal funding for the agency’s Red Line Extension project.

A top cryptocurrency campaign organization is unveiling a bipartisan list of House members that it will support in the November midterms, as one of the biggest-spending interest groups looks to flex its muscles after a mixed legislative year in Congress.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month.

Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is taking on a new role at Fox News as an on-air contributor.