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Seven Illinois residents have been sickened by a nationwide outbreak of salmonella that authorities say could be from ground turkey.

A Southwest Side hospital with the Chicago area’s lowest newborn breastfeeding rate is trying to step up its game.

Chicago's top headlines, piped straight to your earbuds.Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn remains mum on tollway hikes. "We're going to let the whole process take forward,” he said yesterday when pressed by reporters. If the plan is passed by the Tollway Board, scheduled for Aug.

This weekend the photographers in our Flickr group submitted a slew of great photos. From Pierogi Fest to beaches in Evanston, it's been a rather photogenic summer. Enjoy today's selections!

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an air pollution "action day" alert for the Chicago area. Pollution levels are expected to be elevated today as humidity and temperatures rise.Kim Biggs is the chair for Partners for Clean Air. She says high levels of pollution can im

For many, reorganization at Chicago Public Schools is not just an internal issue: Every year parents wonder if the school their kids left at the start of the summer will be the same one students return to come fall. Writer Ron Litke is one of those parents.

If Mayor Rahm Emanuel got his way, "the era of big government as we know it" would come to a close at City Hall. "Efficiency" is the new buzz word-- and the measure by which Emanuel asked residents to assess his success as mayor.