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Gov. J.B. Pritzker had unkind words Tuesday when asked about Republican vice president nominee JD Vance.

Democrats Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin piled on newly minted GOP vice presidential pick U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as a MAGA zealot.

Following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump Saturday, Illinois Democrats expressed concern for the former president, outrage over the shooting, and called for an ...

Outgoing Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy, left, chats with Chair-Elect Kathy Salvi during the local party's daily Republican National Convention breakfast meeting Tuesday.

‘A great successor’: New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi greets delegates at RNC

Incoming Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi on Tuesday greeted delegates for the first time since her election to the leadership post last Friday.

13-year-old pinned under car after crashing motorcycle in Hanover Park

A 13-year-old boy suffered minor injuries Monday afternoon when the motorcycle he was illegally riding near the intersection of Olde Salem Road and Taft Circle collided with a car.

Nando's PERi-PERi is honoring International Mandela Day from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, by offering a free chicken leg or breast with the donation of school supplies.

Nando’s offering free chicken and a chance to help underserved students

Nando's PERi-PERi will honor its South African roots on Thursday by celebrating International Mandela Day with free chicken for customers who bring back-to-school supplies for underserved area youth.

Watch the Professional Championship Bullriders & Cowgirls at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, at the 155th annual Kane County Fair, which runs July 17-21 at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles.

Festivals July 19-25: County fairs, Vernon Hills Days, Sugar Grove Corn Boil and more

Mark your calendars for the Kane County and Lake County Fairs, Algonquin Founders Days, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil and more happening this week.

Sip on four cocktails specially crafted with Woodford Reserve during Morton’s Summer of Sips event Friday.

Dining out: Summer vibes with drinks and music, Christmas in July and more

Embrace summer with cocktails featuring Woodford Reserve at Morton’s on Friday or live music on the patio every Thursday at Violi in Oak Brook. If you’re over summer already, we’ve got a couple of Christmas in July notes that might pique your interest.

Brookfield Zoo Chicago leaders plan to bring back elephants to the campus. A rendering also shows giraffes on a “Savannah Passage,” a half-mile corridor designed to link zoo habitats.

A $500 million plan for the future: Brookfield Zoo Chicago to revamp campus, introduce new animals

Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Tuesday unveiled a bold, $500 million plan to redesign nearly half the campus, expand its conservation role and bolster its endowment. The plan calls for a new thematic layout based on 14 ecoregions of the world. Those zones will represent a range of landscapes, from the rugged terrain of the Himalayas to the scrublands of southwestern Australia.

Bob Fioretti, who is running for Cook County state’s attorney as a Republican, said his tough-on-crime platform is in synergy with the national party’s.

RNC Notebook, Day Two: Bob Fioretti, Charlie Kirk and cops from Illinois all in town

Here’s a snapshot of news and activities from the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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