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Last night’s primary elections and how the key races are shaping up for November, including the Governor’s race, where Trump-endorsed Darren Bailey will go up against Democratic incumbent J.B. Pritzker. Bailey saw-off the well-funded challenge of Richard Irvin, who was backed by $50 million from hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin.

With just over 53% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi was able to fight off challenger Kari Steele, putting him one step closer to a second term in office. Come November he will go head-to-head against Libertarian candidate Nico Tsatsoulis. Kaegi says his...

Tom DeVore won the Republican nomination for Illinois Attorney General. He looks to replace incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul who is seeking reelection. DeVore, an attorney, has been behind several lawsuits against the state over mask and other COVID-19 mandates. DeVore defeated attorneys Steve Kim and David Shestoaks with about 44%...

State Rep. Delia Ramirez won the primary becoming the Democratic nominee in the newly-drawn 3rd Congressional District. The district is predominantly Latino and includes the Humboldt Park and Logan Square neighborhoods, and stretches west of the city to include Elgin and Bensenville. Should she prevail against her Republican challenger, Justin...

The general election campaign has officially begun, as Darren Bailey prepares to take on J.B. Pritzker. Plus, we talk with some of yesterday’s other winners and analyze the results.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later.

An audience of 12,000 people poured into Millennium Park Monday evening to hear maestro Riccardo Muti lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling performance of works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky on the Pritzker Pavilion stage. And thanks to the breathtakingly beautiful musical splendor of the concert (along with Mother Nature’s priceless contribution of perfect weather), one thing became undeniably clear: All the doomsday prophecies about classical music being an elitist art form whose days are numbered happens to be a twisted, easily deniable assumption.

All of Chicago’s protected bike lanes will be bounded by a concrete curb by the end of 2023, the Chicago Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Work is set to begin this week when crews install new pre-cast curbs on Kinzie Street between Wells Street and Milwaukee Avenue, a half-mile or so stretch of roadway that the city says was Chicago’s first protected bike lane.

Illinois officials are launching a new investigative tool they believe will help law enforcement agencies throughout the state better address gun violence through identifying and tracking the sources of illegal firearms. Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined law enforcement officials in Chicago Wednesday to announce the launch of Crime Gun Connect...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. Through tears and anger, several of Kelly’s accusers told a court, and him,...

After a two-year hiatus, ACTIVATE, a celebration of local arts and culture, returns to the Loop. DJ sessions, performances by A Queer Pride and live, interactive art displays by Paint the City are among the highlights. Details: 5-10 p.m. Thursday at LaSalle and Quincy streets. Free / MAP. Find more...

The city of Chicago announced Tuesday that it had rejected all bids for citywide asphalt production — including a $500 million offer from MAT Asphalt — and will issue a revised solicitation “to better address environmental and public health concerns.”. “We see an opportunity to revisit this...

“You just have to be everywhere at once, and be very observant, and watch everything,” says Jessica Line, the general manager of the Avondale restaurant Wherewithall. “It’s just like having restaurant eyes.”. She has to greet and seat guests as they arrive, noting any dietary restrictions. A...

This week's remarkable testimony from White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson painted an incriminating picture of former President Trump’s actions around the Capitol insurrection, raising key questions about possible criminal charges and other consequences for Trump and his inner circle. Attorney and former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the legal implications.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi faced some headwinds from Chicago commercial building owners and trade union representatives, but he was able to fight off challenger Kari Steele, winning 53% of the vote. In November – he will go head-to-head against Libertarian candidate Nico Tsatsoulis.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 30 leaders on Wednesday officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members, and released a new strategic vision that called Russia the alliance’s most significant threat. Meanwhile, the U.S. announced it would deploy thousands of additional troops to Europe. Nick Schifrin reports from Madrid, where the annual NATO summit is being held.

Our Spotlight Politics team has much more on last night's primaries, and how the key races are shaping up for November. We'll also get their take on yet more explosive revelations from the Jan. 6 hearings in Washington.

In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq cost him his job, Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to be sworn in and the last Medal of Honor recipient from Word War II died.

One of Gov. J.B Pritzker's most vocal critics throughout the pandemic is now his general election opponent. Pritzker easily won the Democrats' nomination for governor last night and has his sights on a second term. But first, he has to beat state Sen. Darren Bailey, the downstate farmer who beat a crowded field to win the Republican nomination. Amanda Vinicky met with Pritzker this morning.

Former public defender Kathy Salvi has claimed victory over six other Illinois Republicans Tuesday for the opportunity to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Duckworth for her U.S. Senate seat this fall. CNN is projecting Salvi to defeat Casey Chlebek, Peggy Hubbard, Robert Piton, Jimmy Lee Tillman II, Anthony Williams and...