5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (347+ words) Today is Monday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2026. There are 108 days left in the year. On Sept. 14, 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly film star Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before. In 1847, during the…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (864+ words) DUBLIN — President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help would address…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (363+ words) AJ Bytnar is making the rounds to tell communities along the South Shore Line about money available for transit-oriented development. Bytnar, economic development director at the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, wants communities with transit development districts surrounding train stations…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (731+ words) From indefensible federal crop insurance programs to the price of diesel to the speculation of agricultural property, area farmers gave U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan the lay of their land Friday afternoon and the reports were discouraging to say the least. Thirteen…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (383+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult if his Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election needs congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday, while pledging to try to…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (355+ words) Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, along with two orders of nuns, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Little Sisters of the Poor, filed a lawsuit last week to block Illinois’ assisted suicide law. These two…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1086+ words) The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of the dozen…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (288+ words) A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1093+ words) The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the U.S. House who distance themselves from President Donald Trump in this year’s midterm election aren’t just being foolish, they’re being disloyal. That’s why Van Orden, a two-term incumbent from western…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (981+ words) The next Chicago mayoral election will be held on Feb. 23, 2027. 10 candidates have formally announced campaigns so far, but others are expected to declare in the coming months. The list of hopefuls includes longtime insiders of Chicago politics as well as…...