Schakowsky retirement opens door for candidates in waiting
May 15, 2025With a two-year exception, only two people have represented Illinois’ 9th Congressional District since 1949. That will change in January 2027, in the wake of the announcement…
With a two-year exception, only two people have represented Illinois’ 9th Congressional District since 1949. That will change in January 2027, in the wake of the announcement…
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for conspiring to abduct several victims at gunpoint in the suburbs. Sedgwick Williams, 48, participated in kidnappings…
If the state of Illinois comes through with the extra transit funding, the Pace suburban bus agency plans to use most of the money to add new routes in the areas that don’t have much…
For Mother’s Day, Chicago area restaurants are offering deals and extras for moms. Among the offerings are: Prime rib: Chicago Culinary Kitchen, a Texas-style barbecue eatery…
It started several years ago, when Charles and Juanita Black began offering honey filtered from the beehives on their Zion farm. The rural 8-acre property along Delaney Road gave the…
Rev. Joe Mulcone remembers being part of a conference for deaf Catholics around the world held in Rome. “We hoped, we hoped that the pope would show up,” Mulcrone said of the 2018…
Gov. J.B, Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Vantive announced today that the health care company will invest $23 million and locate its new…
Robert Crimo III was sentenced Thursday for the mass shooting at the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day parade. While a measure of closure was brought to more than 70 victims and family…
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…
Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity showed that 1,026 jobs were eliminated during April at businesses…