Illinois

News from the state of Illinois

FAA approves Boeing fix for jets grounded by electrical flaw

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have approved a Boeing procedure to fix about 100 jets that have been idled for the past month because of...

FAA chief defends 737 Max, calls new fix ‘straightforward’

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration expressed “absolute confidence” in the Boeing 737 Max on Wednesday and said fixing the latest problem in...

Boeing crash victims’ families push for changes at FAA

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WASHINGTON — Family members who lost relatives in the second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max met Wednesday with top officials of the...

Black cemeteries are reflection of deep segregation history

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CHICAGO — As a child, Linda Davis and her mother broke clay pots over the gravesites of their ancestors, allowing the flowers in them...

Judge: R. Kelly to be moved to NYC for sex-trafficking trial

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NEW YORK — A federal judge gave the green light Thursday to move jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to New York City to go...

Fans to return to Chicago Fire games at Soldier Field

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CHICAGO — Soccer fans will soon be able to see the Chicago Fire play in person. ...

Wildfire burns 20 acres in NW Indiana, sends smoke onto I-65

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MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — About 20 acres (8 hectares) in Northwest Indiana burned after flames spread from an open burn pit into surrounding fields fields,...

COVID bill gives states a pathway to reduce maternal deaths

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WASHINGTON — Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months...