RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Police in Chicago have located the missing 2-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in their Racine home. Authorities say the child's father has been arrested.

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who prosecutors say was raped as a child by a Cook County correctional officer is suing the Chicago suburb of Harvey.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza says she is looking into whether the winning design for the city's next city sticker depicts street gang signs.

Justice Joy V. Cunningham, who sits on the Illinois Appellate Court, said now is the perfect time to grab ahold of a rare vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court when Justice Thomas Fitzgerald retired in 2010.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Cook County state's attorney office, long criticized in legal circles for the way it handles wrongful conviction cases, has formed a unit to review questionable prosecutions.

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois Supreme Court ruling that gave one inmate new hope for freedom Thursday also could revive appeals by more than a dozen others who claim they confessed to crimes under torture by Chicago police officers, defense attorneys said.

CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape could learn Thursday whether the Illinois Supreme Court will allow him to present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals.

CHICAGO (AP) — Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. says he wants Chicago's Pullman neighborhood to get national historic park status.

Clinton Ghent had never received an award for his accomplishments in the music industry or for hosting Chicago’s version of the iconic Soul Train music show. But on January 30, Ghent was given a Chic a Go Go Heritage Award on CAN-TV, courtesy of producer Jake Austen, who found the music veteran after years of being out of the music limelight.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he intends to focus on ways to create more jobs in Illinois when he lays out his vision for the state Wednesday, even if that means calling for some new spending at a time of financial crisis.