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The travel industry has been devastated by Covid, but one new operator thinks this is the ideal time to launch a sustainable holiday company With much of the travel industry fighting for survival, now may not seem the be...

The Chicago Park District voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the West Side park to honor the renowned abolitionists Anna and Frederick Douglass.

Early signs suggest it may help patients with severe breathing difficulties who are on ventilators.

The report recommends that 19 soldiers be investigated by police for possible charges, including murder.

Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two Republicans on the four-member board of canvassers, originally offered no explanation for why they changed course, but abruptly did Tuesday evening hours after voting against c...

Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.

The US military on Tuesday reportedly tallied 1,314 new coronavirus cases — a record daily amount, as COVID-19 numbers among the country's civilian population have been concurrently surging. The jump in military cases,...

One of President Trump’s campaign lawyers in Pennsylvania was placed under official protection following threats against her, according to court papers filed Wednesday evening. Philadelphia lawyer Linda Kerns “has be...

Content moderators say the tech giant is "risking lives" for profit in the pandemic.

One of the detained presidential candidates, the popular musician-turned-lawmaker Bobi Wine, was accused of breaking coronavirus restrictions at campaign rallies.

Two weeks after Election Day and with the counting of ballots completed, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood formally declared victory Wednesday night over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the west and north subur...

It might still be November, but we've already had the first 'miracle' of the festive season.

Four teenage boys from Park Ridge are facing criminal charges in connection with an alleged attack that was captured on video and shared via social media earlier this month, Niles police said.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Republicans, who tend to downplay the virus and see it as inevitable, and Democrats, who see it as a controllable threat, live in different realities.       

Decision to pick more expensive option for NCSC had 'an emphasis on image', says committee George Osborne has been severely criticised by an influential parliamentary committee for wasting up to £50m of public money on ...

Criminal Bar Association chair says funding cuts punishing victims more than criminals Crown court cases are being delayed until 2023, the innocent penalised more than the guilty, and the under-funded, criminal justice s...

A group of Harvard students circulated a petition aimed at keeping Trump officials from teaching, attending or speaking at the Ivy League school.

A Sydney prison guard has admitted she had sex with an inmate, and swore under her breath after the judge indicated she wouldn’t be sentenced soon.

A nightmare date who was accused by an Atlanta woman of brutally beating her - telling her the outing "cost too much" - has been collared in upstate New York, according to reports. He was charged with kidnapping, false i...

Boris Johnson has vowed to "restore Britain's position as the foremost naval power in Europe" as part of a multi-billion pound boost to defence spending.

More than 100 people have been charged in connection with the abuse of a Florida teenager, who was just 13 years old when when the misconduct began.