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It wasn't 1968. It wasn't even close. After months of anticipation, planning and vows of mass protest in Chicago that called to mind the tumult of the 1968 Democratic National [...]

Follow live updates on the 2024 election . It was August 1968, and Chicago was ready to combust. The Democratic National Convention had come to town, along with thousands of [...]

As tens of thousands of delegates and guests arrive for the Democratic National Convention, they will encounter a sight familiar to Chicagoans but startling to most out-of-towners: clusters of migrants [...]

About 50,000 people are expected in the nation's third-largest city for the Democrats' convention. Some Chicagoans are thrilled. Others are skipping town. Workers rushed around in the shadow of the [...]

Demographers say that a growing number of Americans identify as more than one race, and that the number will continue expanding in the decades ahead. When former President Donald J. [...]

The Secret Service, which has been under scrutiny since the assassination attempt against Donald J. Trump, says it has reviewed its security plan for the convention in August. Chicago is [...]

We spoke to them about why they feel like their votes, while important, don't seem to translate into the type of change they want to see in their daily lives. […]

The demonstration, while spirited, appeared to be far smaller than organizers had expected. Some suggested that the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump may have affected the turnout and mood. [...]

Cavalier Johnson, the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee, was one of the biggest cheerleaders for holding the Republican National Convention in the city. Mayor Cavalier Johnson was zipping in and out [...]

Larry White was thrown a little off-kilter by the soupy, 93-degree temperature in Chicago on Monday morning. It's only mid-June, he said with annoyance, and until this week he barely [...]

In May, parts of Chicago were covered for the first time in 17 years by a brood of buzzing, mating, crawling red-eyed cicadas. The city's tiniest trees were ready. Homeowners [...]

The Chicago City Council is seeking the public transit chief's ouster as the system wrestles with financial woes, sluggish service and crime complaints since the pandemic. Until recently, Dorval R. [...]

New census estimates find moderate post-pandemic rebounds for big cities in the Midwest and Northeast. After decades of painful decline, Detroit's population grew in 2023, according to new estimates released [...]

New census estimates find moderate post-pandemic rebounds for big cities in the Midwest and Northeast. After decades of painful decline, Detroit's population grew in 2023, according to new estimates released [...]

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago understands the comparison to 1968. Once again, the city is gearing up to host a late-summer Democratic National Convention against a backdrop of fury and [...]

As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with filmy wings, they confided their fears about what is about [...]

His acquittal in the infamous trial involving Nicole Brown Simpson's death prompted powerful backlash that helped change the perception around domestic violence. In December 1994, investigators from the Los Angeles [...]

His acquittal in the infamous trial involving Nicole Brown Simpson’s death prompted powerful backlash that helped change the perception around domestic violence. In December 1994, investigators from the Los Angeles [...]

Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, whose term ends in July 2025, said she will not seek re-election. The race to replace her will decide whether the court has a liberal or [...]

Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, whose term ends in July 2025, said she will not seek re-election. The race to replace her will decide whether the court has a liberal or [...]

Yee Leng Xiong, a 29-year-old nonprofit executive, has been an elected official in Wisconsin since he was a teenager. From a north central county known for ginseng farming and downhill [...]

Yee Leng Xiong, a 29-year-old nonprofit executive, has been an elected official in Wisconsin since he was a teenager. From a north central county known for ginseng farming and downhill [...]

The contest was close, and workers counted ballots for days after the March 19 election before the result of the race for the Democratic nomination was announced. Eileen O'Neill Burke, [...]

Nine people have been charged with crimes, including weapons violations, in connection to the shooting in Kansas City, Mo., last month. A third man has been charged with murder in [...]

A proposal to raise the transfer tax on sales of high-value properties was trailing. Two Democrats were locked in a close Cook County prosecutor primary. Vote counting continued in Chicago [...]

A proposal to raise the transfer tax on sales of high-value properties was trailing. Two Democrats were locked in a close Cook County prosecutor primary. Vote counting continued in Chicago [...]

A proposed tax change to fund homelessness programs in Chicago and the Democratic primary for Cook County’s chief prosecutor pit moderates against progressives. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/19/us/primary-election-ohio-trump-biden Two local races in the Chicago [...]

Covid was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. Even as the threat of severe illness and death has faded, the pandemic's effects linger. Jessie Thompson, a 36-year-old mother [...]

Covid was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. Even as the threat of severe illness and death has faded, the pandemic’s effects linger. Jessie Thompson, a 36-year-old mother [...]

An unseasonably warm winter peaked on Tuesday with melting ice rinks and 70-degree weather. Temperatures will plummet from there, but even so, this winter without winter has left some people [...]

An unseasonably warm winter peaked on Tuesday with melting ice rinks and 70-degree weather. Temperatures will plummet from there, but even so, this winter without winter has left some people [...]

Prosecutors said two teenagers also face charges. More arrests are possible, they said. It began, prosecutors said, with one man accusing another of staring at him. Groups of men, who [...]

Homicides in Kansas City, Mo., increased last year, many of them attributed to arguments, officials say. Across the country, Americans were shocked and horrified by the images on Wednesday from [...]

The authorities said the teenagers had been charged with resisting arrest and gun violations, and that additional charges are expected. Two teenagers were charged with resisting arrest and ''gun-related'' offenses [...]

The authorities said the teenagers had been charged with resisting arrest and gun violations, and that additional charges are expected. Two teenagers were charged with resisting arrest and “gun-related” offenses [...]

Homicides in Kansas City, Mo., increased last year, many of them attributed to arguments, officials say. Across the country, Americans were shocked and horrified by the images on Wednesday from [...]

Before its beloved Chiefs won the Super Bowl on Sunday, Kansas City, Mo., had been full of anticipation about its team — and about Taylor Swift. Chiefs flags fluttered on [...]

President Biden's age has once again become a talking point in national politics. Many older Americans agree that it's an issue; others feel it's insulting. Bill Murphy, an 80-year-old retired [...]

Prayer candles adorned with the faces of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift gaze out from shop windows. Chiefs flags flutter on car windows zipping down highways. Red clothing appears to [...]

Prayer candles adorned with the faces of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift gaze out from shop windows. Chiefs flags flutter on car windows zipping down highways. Red clothing appears to [...]

In recent weeks, buses have been bypassing the city for its smaller outlying communities, where people are unaccustomed to the flow of newcomers. In different times, the tiny brick Metra [...]

In recent weeks, buses have been bypassing the city for its smaller outlying communities, where people are unaccustomed to the flow of newcomers. In different times, the tiny brick Metra [...]

High winds and heavy snow turned much of the Midwest into a frosty mess on Friday. Roads and sidewalks across the region became treacherous, forcing some highways to close and [...]

With snow and sleet falling on Friday and frigid air expected to follow, Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city would not leave anyone out in the cold. Chicago could see [...]

An armed 17-year-old student left one dead and five wounded at Perry High School. In downtown Perry, Iowa, on Friday, residents wore blue to support each other, reflecting the school [...]

An armed 17-year-old student left one dead and five wounded at Perry High School. In downtown Perry, Iowa, on Friday, residents wore blue to support each other, reflecting the school [...]

After Colorado's top court ruled that the former president was disqualified for engaging in insurrection, justices in Michigan considered a similar challenge. The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday gave Donald [...]

After Colorado’s top court ruled that the former president was disqualified for engaging in insurrection, justices in Michigan considered a similar challenge. The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the [...]

Domestic shootings are a small portion of the city's violence, but victims' advocates say the new spike is worrisome. Chicago is expected to end 2023 with a double-digit decline in [...]

The ruling, coming just months after liberals gained a 4-to-3 majority on the State Supreme Court, could undo gerrymanders that have given Republicans lopsided control of the State Legislature. The [...]