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 U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan is expected to be in Chicago Tuesday to announce a $30 million grant for neighborhood revitalization in Woodlawn.The federal housing agency says it’s changing its approach to reviving poverty-stricken neighborhoods.

Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez is coming out in support of President Barack Obama over a new deportation policy. Under the plan, immigration officials would have more discretion on who to prosecute for immigration violations.Two weeks ago, President Obama announced the U.S.

Disabled Cook County residents have reached a settlement with the state of Illinois about the rights of disabled Medicaid residents in nursing homes. U.S.

A fund set up to raise money for those injured in the Indiana State Fair stage collapse now has more than $240,000.Central Indiana Community Foundation spokesman Mike Knight says the State Fair Remembrance Fund contained $242,404 as of Tuesday.That total includes $64,753 donated by Indianapolis Colt

Thousands of government organizations and private companies work on programs related to counterterrorism, homeland security and intelligence. Last December, The Washington Post reported that this "top-secret world ...

Legislation to raise electric rates to help pay to modernize the state's power grid is on its way to the desk of Illinois Gov.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he wants to reform the city's tax increment financing program. The mayor called for transparency and accountability in the program, and for TIF dollars to only be spent as part of a larger, long-term economic plan.