Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing for his upcoming showdown with a congressional committee investigating sanctuary cities. He is also counting on state help to deal with some pressing needs in ...

A lawyer for Jeremy Davis argued Tuesday he only punched Allen Flores after the man drunkenly propositioned his girlfriend, lightly hit Davis, then spat on him.

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