High Speed Rail Alliance, a Chicago-based advocacy group, is throwing its support behind three state bills that, if passed, would put significant resources into expanding passenger…
Members of a Chicago police oversight board got an earful from retired police officers, elected officials and citizens at a public hearing on potential changes to Chicago Police Department…
Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. …
Chilly, occasionally rainy weather didn’t stop Southwest Siders from celebrating Chicago’s birthday March 4 in front of St Andrew Lutheran Church — at a spot recognized as the…
High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Elgin native is…
Restaurant owners in Chicago’s Kenwood and Washington Park neighborhoods are being told to be on alert after two businesses were burglarized. In both incidents, an offender made…
Heather Mack, the former Oak Park resident sentenced to 26 years in prison for her part in the brutal murder of her mother, was one of four inmates allegedly sexually abused in 2023…
Ten Illinois congressional Democrats have sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general demanding that the Department of Justice ensure women and health care providers are not threatened…
A Bloomington man was killed Saturday morning when involved in a traffic accident. The crash involving two sedans occurred shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday at Wylie Drive and West Market…
Two women have been appointed to the Governors State University Board of Trustees. Frances Pao-Han Kao and Judith Mitchell will join the board, if they get confirmation from the Illinois…
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Bloomington man killed in truck ...A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica wall ...“The Wall That Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans ...
Foster, Casten say cuts to ...Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to ...
