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Woman charged with killing boy, injuring other kids
July 6, 2025

A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy on the city’s Northwest Side. Wendy Tolbert, 45, a resident of the 3600 block of…
Man killed on CTA platform
July 6, 2025

A 56-year-old man was killed Saturday night on a CTA platform in Chicago’s Loop. Police said the man was involved in a physical altercation with an offender at 10:25 p.m. Saturday…
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked by food, local festivals and fireworks
July 2, 2025

Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself.  According to historical accounts, the first such shows came in 1777, one year after the 13 American colonies declared…
Burglars strike in Bronzeville
June 30, 2025

Chicago police are warning apartment dwellers in the Bronzeville neighborhood about a string of burglaries in their area. In the South Side incidents, offenders entered apartments through…
NASCAR weekend prep starts long before the engines roar
June 30, 2025

As thousands of NASCAR fans prepare to converge on Chicago’s lakefront, and hundreds of thousands of others anticipate watching on television, extensive work has continued preparing…
Three men shot – one fatally – on South Side
June 30, 2025

Three men were shot – one fatally — Saturday afternoon on Chicago’s South Side. The men, ages 25, 31 and 40, were in a business on the 800 block of East 63rd Street in…
Chicago officials seek to allay ICE crackdown fears
June 28, 2025

Chicago officials tried to reassure Pilsen neighborhood residents that they are doing what they can to protect people from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns – while…
Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into skilled trades
June 27, 2025

PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…

State ends fiscal year with record revenue

July 3, 2025

Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…

Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of grants

July 2, 2025

SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined another multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds…

Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination

July 1, 2025

WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…

Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into skilled trades

June 27, 2025

PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…

Pritzker launches third-term re-election bid

June 26, 2025

CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…

Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid high-profile dust storms

June 26, 2025

SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…

Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again

June 25, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…

Grant Park race showcases repeat winner Shane van Gisbergen

Woman charged with killing boy, injuring other kids

Man killed on CTA platform

USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked by food, local festivals and fireworks

Burglars strike in Bronzeville

NASCAR weekend prep starts long before the engines roar

Three men shot – one fatally – on South Side

Chicago officials seek to allay ICE crackdown fears

Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into skilled trades

STATE NEWS

State ends fiscal year with record revenue

Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of grants

Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination

Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into skilled trades

Pritzker launches third-term re-election bid

Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid high-profile dust storms

Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again

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