As political division and mistrust surfaced again this inauguration week for Americans, some suburbs and Illinois towns are looking to put into action a system that proponents hope can boost fairness and increase trust in the election process: ranked choice voting.

CHICAGO - The State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) announces the fourth stop on its nine-part series of statewide

Evanston businesses took the Jan. 1 Illinois minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in stride. January’s increase — a $1 growth from last year — capped the gradual rise of Illinois’ minimum wage. Jeff Gronske,

Evanston. Here are the latest news and feature stories — plus our always excellent photography — from around the city.

One change approved by the Evanston City Council prohibits the sharing of city databases or information with federal immigration authorities.

Public transit experts and advocates in Evanston and beyond have expressed skepticism over recently proposed funding packages intended to keep regional transit afloat. Chicago-area transit operators have warned of a 40% service cut in the face of a daunting fiscal cliff next year,

Shauna Green and her Illinois women’s basketball team will look to get back to winning ways on Thursday night when the Illini face Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston.

The Northwestern Wildcats were fueled by 54 points in the second half to knock off the Indiana Hoosier men's basketball team Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois 79-70.

Night - Clear. Winds W at 16 to 17 mph (25.7 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 3 °F (-16.1 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 13 °F (-10.6 °C). Winds from WSW to W at 15 to 17 mph (24.1 to ...

Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (7-10, 0-6 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois faces Northwestern after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois' 86-68 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

Applications for the fourth funding round of the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program are being accepted starting January 21 and must be postmarked on or

It was a big week for the Marist boys basketball team as it climbed 13 spots in this week's Illinois boys high school basketball rankings, from No. 25 to No. 12 St. Ignatius Prep also moved into the top 15,