Raoul seeks $15 million increase in office budget
April 30, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking state lawmakers for a $15 million increase in his budget for the upcoming year, saying his office needs a more “stable”…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking state lawmakers for a $15 million increase in his budget for the upcoming year, saying his office needs a more “stable”…
FRANKLIN PARK – The Illinois State Board of Education today named Victor Gomez, a bilingual chemistry teacher at East Leyden High School, as the Illinois Teacher of the Year. State…
Two years ago, Hermosa Belmont-Cragin Chamber of Commerce founder Melissa Quintana had no idea what a chamber of commerce was. She simply knew that other Chicago communities had events,…
It took almost three decades, but the National Public Housing Museum officially opened to the public on April 4. Located in the only surviving building from the Jane Addams Homes public…
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…
The largest blood drive in the Chicago area will be held May 10. A Pint for Kim honors a Naperville mom who died from a rare cancer. Kim Sandford died in 2020. She suffered from chemo-induced…
A man has been charged with a woman’s death on Chicago’s West Side. Willie Holmes, 54, address unknown, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 25-year-old…
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…
A West Chicago man is accused of sexually abusing a girl earlier this month. Joseph Simmons, 26, a resident of the 300 block of Chippewa Lane, appeared in court this morning charged…
Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KPe7DB3efHTrVhu1Gp_b8h1mP61BPUZA/view?usp=drive_link AURORA – At a Thursday evening campaign kick-off event in downtown Aurora, retired Cook…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. …
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…