This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. The Illinois Department of Human Services…
SPRINGFIELD – With two months to go before the adjournment of Illinois’ spring legislative session, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s state budgeting task may have gotten easier Tuesday. The…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers began working through mountains of proposed legislation this week as a Friday deadline approaches for bills to pass out of their original committees….
Editor’s note: A previous version of a graphic entitled “Child care deserts exist around the state, but rural counites face the widest gaps in child care availability” incorrectly…
SPRINGFIELD – In response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting the ability of people to recover damages in federal court for certain discrimination claims, Democrats…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, March 3 highlighted a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million per year over the next three years to school districts facing…
SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would trigger automatic payments into the state’s so-called “rainy day” fund is heading to the Illinois House for consideration after unanimous passage…
SPRINGFIELD – One year ago today, former House Speaker Michael Madigan — for decades the most powerful figure in Illinois politics — was indicted on 22 counts of racketeering,…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, March 1 announced the release of nearly $60 million in grant funding to help local governments develop public parks and open spaces,…
SPRINGFIELD – In the wake of a pair of recent decisions from the Illinois Supreme Court strengthening the state’s law governing how companies must treat employees’ and customers’…
Suspect charged with reckless homicideA 26-year-old Rolling Meadows man has been charged with reckless homicide in ...
Peoria County losing a legal ...Federal budget cuts directed by President Donald Trump’s Department of Governmental Efficiency ...
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Chronicle staff members pick up ...Chronicle Media staff members collected 20 awards, including five first-place finishes, at ...
