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The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia.

Family homelessness more than doubled in Chicago.

Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot will potentially be the fifth largest in the game’s history.

The product was sold through distributors in 12 states, including Illinois, and Canada’s British Columbia.

A handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, hoping to avoid antagonizing him to ensure they’ll have a working relationship with his new administration.

The efforts are underway in immigrant-friendly states including California and Illinois — which both enacted protections for immigrants in response to Trump’s focus on enforcement during his first administration.

Harris, Walz take Illinois’ 19 electoral votes

Springfield’s 1908 Race Riot site is among the sites President Biden designated as national monuments during his term.

Sen. Dick Durbin called Patel “an unqualified loyalist”

“From what I’m hearing from my Republican colleagues on everything from defense secretary to other posts, it sounds like they are ready to roll over for Mr. Trump,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”