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Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.

Boldly going where few gay men of color have been allowed to go before, Lil Nas X won the year by joyfully violating cultural taboos and exploiting media far more than it was able to exploit him.

Congress wants documents from the EPA about the clean-up of toxic waste sites, including the Stringfellow Acid Pits in Glen Avon, California. But Anne Gorsuch won’t hand them over.

Science writer Henry Fountain says the deadly quake that shook Alaska in 1964 was so loud some thought it was the beginning of World War III. His new book is The Great Quake.

There are no definitive numbers on how many people were saved by storm shelters in the deadly tornado in Moore, Okla. There's little doubt that those who sought cover in previously-installed underground shelters and safe rooms were protected. Still, most people in high-risk areas don't have them.

The DeKalb Municipal Band celebrates its 160th year with a concert out of the norm from its usual outdoor performances. The band presents its first…

Rockford aldermen are looking for community input to help guide the search for a new police chief.The first of three community input meetings will be held…

Our Winter Book Series continues Monday with Paris, He Said by Christine Sneed.The novel is about an aspiring artist, Jayne Marks, who leaves New York…

A Cook County judge says a new Illinois law that cut the size of civil-case juries from 12 to 6 people is unconstitutional.The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin…

The LaSalle County Board voted 20-6 Monday to extend a moratorium on any new high-capacity wells in the area. It effectively bans the creation of any new…