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  • McHenry County under winter storm warning starting tonight

    The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of the upper Midwest including McHenry and surrounding counties.
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 12:37 pm

  • Chicago mayor wages lively campaign with no big challengers

    CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn't face any big-name challengers in his push for a second term, but the former White House chief of sta ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 10:30 am

  • Winter storm warning starts tonight including McHenry County

    CHICAGO (AP) — A winter storm gathering steam over the southern Rockies is headed to the Midwest and could drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Illin ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 11:54 am

  • Ala judges weighing whether to perform same-sex weddings

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Fred Hamic is a marrying judge: He's performed about 1,000 weddings during seven years as Geneva County's probate judge and co ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 10:28 am

  • Automakers recall more than 2M vehicles for faulty air bags

    NEW YORK (AP) — More than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles are being recalled for faulty air bags that may inflate while the car is runni ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 10:27 am

  • NASA launches Earth-observing satellite

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A NASA satellite lifted off early Saturday on a three-year mission to track the amount of water locked in soi ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 9:02 am

  • Pilots in helium-filled balloon land safely in Mexico

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two pilots in a helium-filled balloon landed safely off the coast of Mexico early Saturday after an audacious, nearly 7,000-m ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 9:01 am

  • Man detained over suitcase found stuffed with human remains

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man was detained Friday night in connection with a suitcase that had been found on a downtown San Francisco street stuffed with ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 9:00 am

  • Teammates, fans remember Hall of Famer Ernie Banks

    CHICAGO (AP) — Fans and friends of Ernie Banks are paying tribute to the legendary Chicago Cubs slugger with a memorial service followed by a processi ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 8:58 am

  • Illinois basketball museum set for 2016 opening in Pontiac

    PONTIAC (AP) — A museum dedicated to Illinois basketball glory will open to fans by 2016.The Pantagr ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 8:57 am

  • Northert Illinois University looks at cuts, other changes

    DEKALB — Northern Illinois University is beginning a yearlong review of many of its operations and programs as it deals with declines in enrollment an ...
    Jan. 31, 2015 - 8:56 am

  • 'Right to Try' bill would give access to experimental drugs

    SPRINGFIELD – Two Illinois lawmakers want terminally ill patients to have access to experimental and unapproved treatments.
    Jan. 30, 2015 - 11:32 pm

  • Jordan awaits proof hostage is alive after swap deadline

    TOKYO – The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible ...
    Jan. 30, 2015 - 11:31 pm

  • Bomb blast at Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan kills 56

    ISLAMABAD – A bomb blast ripped through a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, killing at least 56 people an ...
    Jan. 30, 2015 - 11:31 pm

  • Illinois threaten to withhold funds if district don't test

    CHICAGO – Illinois State Board of Education officials are threatening to withhold funds from any school district failing to administer a new statewide ...
    Jan. 30, 2015 - 11:31 pm

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