3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (605+ words) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1045+ words) DETROI — Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (438+ words) Today is Friday, June 26, the 177th day of 2026. There are 188 days left in the year. On June 26, 2015, in its 5-4 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country, ruling that state-level bans on same-sex marriage violated the due…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority on Thursday proposed its first passenger toll hike since 2012. The proposal, which would increase passenger vehicle tolls by roughly 45 cents for I-Pass users, comes on the heels of the state’s landmark public transit funding…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (357+ words) Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2026. There are 197 days left in the year. On June 17, 2008, hundreds of same-sex couples got married across California on the first full day that same-sex marriage became legal by order of the state’s highest…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (194+ words) One man is dead after sustaining a gunshot wound following a traffic stop in Oak Park Sunday. About 9:10 p.m. Sunday, an Oak Park police officer conducted a traffic stop on a black SUV in the vicinity of Harrison Street and Austin…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) Quarterback RJ Day said he is committing to play at Northwestern beginning in 2027, putting him in line to join his father in the Big Ten. The son of Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced his decision over the weekend on…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (575+ words) Chicago Tribune “As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to do so,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (723+ words) As a Black American who is old enough to remember the last days of legal Jim Crow racial segregation, I pay special attention whenever I hear signs that in many American minds the Civil War never really ended. So does…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (426+ words) Time was when Black Friday signaled the official start of the holiday shopping season, but Jeanette Ludington of Aurora knows those days are long gone. Despite the early start many have gotten on Christmas shopping and the chilly weather Friday…...