Chronicle staff members pick up 21 awards
June 7, 2025Chronicle Media staff members collected 21 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention held Thursday at the Par-A-Dice Hotel…
Chronicle Media staff members collected 21 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention held Thursday at the Par-A-Dice Hotel…
Two incidents where U.S. Immigration and Customs agents allegedly detained immigrants without warrants loomed large over the regularly scheduled 25th Ward community meeting, which was…
As the Chicago Board of Education embarks on its first superintendent search in decades, it has launched an unprecedented public outreach — and it insists that it’s not just for…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Federal budget cuts directed by President Donald Trump’s Department of Governmental Efficiency means that residents will soon lose the services of the Peoria County 10th Judicial…
Chronicle Media staff members collected 21 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention held Thursday at the Par-A-Dice Hotel…
A 26-year-old Rolling Meadows man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a January accident on Chicago’s Far North Side that took the life of a 14-year-old…
Two incidents where U.S. Immigration and Customs agents allegedly detained immigrants without warrants loomed large over the regularly scheduled 25th Ward community meeting, which was…
As the Chicago Board of Education embarks on its first superintendent search in decades, it has launched an unprecedented public outreach — and it insists that it’s not just for…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Federal budget cuts directed by President Donald Trump’s Department of Governmental Efficiency means that residents will soon lose the services of the Peoria County 10th Judicial…
Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development is eying improvements to the South Branch of the Chicago River as far west as Western Avenue — a roadmap that will build off…
Pride Month began in Lake County with people from all over the Chicago area lining the route for the seventh Buffalo Grove Pride Parade on Sunday. With 100 parade entries, colors popped…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…
Mid-May rains across north-central Illinois did little to alleviate dry conditions in many locations, though some benefitted from up to 5 inches of precipitation. This week we will…