Democratic voters put Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on a path to the Senate, while the pro-Israel lobby notched its first major victories of the year but also faced a tough defeat.
Mr. Ford, who received Mr. Davis’s endorsement, emerged from a wide field of candidates seeking to represent a district that includes the West Side of Chicago.
Ms. Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, prevailed with millions of dollars of help from Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire. She will be heavily favored in the general election.
Mr. Biss emerged after being an early front-runner in the turbulent, crowded contest to replace a longtime incumbent in Illinois’s Ninth District.
Ms. Bean, a moderate former congresswoman, defeated a left-wing rival in the primary race for the Chicago-area seat to be vacated by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.
Mr. Bailey, a former lawmaker aligned with President Trump, lost to Mr. Pritzker in 2022. Mr. Pritzker had no opposition in a Democratic primary.
There is more to the state than Chicago and its suburbs, even if that area makes up a large majority of the vote.
Voters kicked off the state’s midterm contests for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and other offices on Tuesday.
In a rare open race for one of the state’s Senate seats, surveys suggest a wide range of potential outcomes.
Crowded Democratic fields will determine the power of pro-Israel lobbying dollars and how eager voters are for a new crop of leaders.
A meteor was captured on cameras in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, NASA said. The fireball created a sonic boom around the Lake Erie region, a meteorologist said.
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The National Weather Service said its lightning mapper and cameras picked up what appeared to be a meteor streaking across the sky Tuesday morning.
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The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.
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Officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin warned drivers to stay off the roads as more blowing and drifting snow was expected on Sunday.
The Israeli military said it killed the brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali in an airstrike in Lebanon a week before the attack on the synagogue.
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The man who rammed his truck into a Michigan synagogue on Thursday killed himself during a firefight with security guards, law enforcement officials said.
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Days before the antisemitic violence, an imam recalled seeing Ayman Mohamad Ghazali at a service for his relatives who had been killed in the war in Lebanon.
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The judge said she was staying the order indefinitely in large part because the Trump administration had been unprepared to defend it in court.
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The man was identified as a U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, who lived and worked outside Detroit. The attack on Temple Israel left Jewish communities across America rattled.
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“We are synagogues — we are houses of worship,” one rabbi said. “We are not Fort Knox.”
The authorities identified the suspect as a naturalized U.S. citizen. Residents of Dearborn Heights, Mich., said he took orders at the business.
A driver rammed a vehicle into a synagogue outside Detroit on Thursday. Authorities are investigating the attacker’s motive.
The attacker who drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, a 41-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, is dead. No one else was killed.
For the second time in about six months, a driver rammed a vehicle into a house of worship in Michigan. Four people died as a result of last September’s attack in Grand Blanc Township.
Two Black female candidates may split Democratic primary voters in Illinois, and anger is growing at well-funded efforts to widen the divide.
There were reports of an active shooter at a synagogue outside Detroit on Thursday, the authorities said.
Migrating north with their two sons, a couple tested their $900,000 budget in three North Side neighborhoods.
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Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.
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At least two people were killed and several were injured in the severe storm on Tuesday that heavily damaged areas of Illinois and Indiana.
Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.
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Forecasters warned that areas around Chicago could experience especially dangerous weather. This type of storm in early March is “uncommon,” one forecaster said.
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Shocked by the rapid price increases, many Americans are scrambling to figure out how to stretch their budgets to cover an essential expense.
Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
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After the sprawling and chaotic federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, jurisdictions in other states have been bracing for a range of scenarios.
More than 70 million people will be at some risk for severe weather on Tuesday, forecasters warned.
The president, Walter Carter Jr., said he “made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership.”
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At least six people were dead and well over a dozen injured between the two states after a series of tornadoes on Friday.
The drop in arrests reflects a retreat, at least for now, from some of the administration’s most aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
A hotel on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Ely, Minn., teaches guests how to harness, mush, and manage teams of three to six dogs during their stay.
A world-famous social welfare worker, she won a Nobel Prize for her efforts on behalf of world peace.
Millions of people from Texas to the Great Lakes are under some risk of heavy rain, strong winds or hail on Friday, forecasters warned.
The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.
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Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said “Good riddance” after Ms. Noem’s ouster. Gov. Tim Walz and others said they still wanted a “complete overhaul” of the department.
The president’s choice of Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her at the Department of Homeland Security could trigger a cascade of aspirants for his seat.
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
Some kind of severe weather is expected every day into early next week, forecasters warned. Friday is expected to be among the riskiest.
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En Springfield, Ohio, algunos estadounidenses han convertido sus sótanos y habitaciones libres en refugios para familias migrantes que podrían ser objeto de redadas.
They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.
Family and friends on Tuesday paid tribute to Jorge Pederson, 30, and the two others who were killed in the attack outside a bar in Texas.
The new C.E.O. said the company would focus on home décor, apparel and pop culture trends in an effort to reverse years of sales declines.
In Springfield, Ohio, some Americans have converted their basements and spare bedrooms into shelters for immigrant families who could be targeted in raids.
The Trump administration cited widespread fraud in state social service programs. Minnesota officials said they were victims of “political punishment.”
Some religious groups have sued for access, others have been denied entrance to detention facilities.
Several top state and federal offices are up for grabs amid a period of crisis with few if any precedents in the state’s history.
The former officer traveled to China to train pilots of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force without approval from the State Department, the Justice Department said.
A Wisconsin man was found guilty of impersonating an undocumented immigrant in handwritten letters that threatened to kill the president in an effort to get the immigrant deported.
The newly indicted people join nine others, including Don Lemon, in facing charges in connection to a protest of President Trump’s immigration crackdown during a worship service.
Greenpeace has said the verdict could bankrupt it. The lawsuit was over the group’s role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
As Kansas invalidates hundreds of licenses and birth certificates, transgender people say their constitutional rights have been violated.
The Foglia Residences, a nine-story, 76-unit affordable housing unit designed for people who are blind and visually impaired, opened in the fall of 2024.
Speaking in Wisconsin to support Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance reminded his audience that Democrats had not stood up at the president’s behest on Tuesday.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota laid out legislative measures to prevent fraud after a scandal that has upended the political landscape in the state.
The federal judge identified 210 orders issued in 143 cases in Minnesota in which he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had not complied with court orders.
Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.
Mourners lined up outside Rainbow PUSH, the organization Mr. Jackson founded decades ago. He died last week at 84.
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Police officials said the cause of the conflagration near Columbus is under investigation. It took four hours to extinguish and the carcasses were buried beneath wreckage.
Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration had been forced to “turn the screws on” Minnesota so the state would respond to allegations of fraud.
The Milwaukee officer used the technology to run searches on his partner’s plate 124 times, officials said, and he also tracked the person’s ex.
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Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.
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The suspect, who had been charged with receiving stolen property, was killed after fleeing into the woods, said the sheriff’s office in Christian County, which is south of Springfield.
Federal officials are subjecting some states to higher scrutiny in an antifraud campaign, as the president rails against California and states led by Democrats.
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Faith leaders said many people were still afraid to leave their homes, even after the weekslong federal immigration crackdown ended.
The woman, Rebecca Auborn, pleaded guilty to murder in December. The men, whom she had met for sex in exchange for money, overdosed on fentanyl, the authorities said.
The New York Times traveled to Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and New York to see how Asian American communities blend old and new customs to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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