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…
SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters…
Insurance companies operating in Illinois have a transparency problem with state regulators and consumers, four top state officials alleged. Illinois leaders remain frustrated by State…
The Democratic primary for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat features three of the state’s most notable Democrats, but U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly isn’t worried big spending or endorsements…
Nearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk of lead exposure in children are in Cook County. The 172 Cook County areas at high risk of lead exposure in children include…
For generations, America has been thought of as the land of opportunity, a place where anyone who worked and studied hard could grow up to achieve any goal they set for themselves. …
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois. His comments came after the Bloomington-based…