Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city's famous elevated train doesn't run. And it can take her nearly two hours to get to the hospital where she is treated for a heart...

Democrat Mike Quigley wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 5th Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mike Quigley wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 5th Congressional District.

AP Race Call: Democrat Mike Quigley wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 5th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Quigley, who first won the Chicago area district in 2009 special election, was among the first congressional Democrats to call on President Joe Biden to leave the presidential race after a dismal debate performance...

Bill introduced to award 1980 'Miracle On Ice' US hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team that defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union in Lake Placid, New York, at a period of high tension during the Cold War....