‘Right to Play’ bill advances in House
March 19, 2025SPRINGFIELD – A House committee advanced a bill March 12 that would give high school student athletes the right to participate in both school-sponsored teams and non-school teams…
SPRINGFIELD – A House committee advanced a bill March 12 that would give high school student athletes the right to participate in both school-sponsored teams and non-school teams…
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, along with key stakeholders representing human trafficking survivors, law enforcement, and support service providers, will appear before…
Jessica Suarez Nieto remembers being told in school at a young age in the early 2000s, “You can’t be speaking Spanish. You’re supposed to be doing English only.” “That…
The former leader of the Wheaton Historic Preservation Council has been ordered to appear in court. Alberta Adamson, former board president and treasurer of the organization, will need…
Lake Zurich officials are getting ready to join the Community Solar project to reduce ComEd electricity delivery charges to its municipal well and sanitary sewer lift station. The state-administered…
First in a series looking at Early Intervention advocates’ continued push for more state funding Stephanie Jimenez was concerned every time she walked to the school bus stop to…
An extra-alarm fire Thursday caused significant damage to a one-story Bloomington business. The Bloomington Fire Department is investigating the cause of the blaze at 1115 E. Lafayette…
Perhaps the old saying should be changed to “If at first you don’t succeed, move to Florida.” Three former Republican congressional candidates who lost primary or general elections…
Member of the Pope Francis Global Academy and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish united today in prayer for the pope’s recovery. The prayer vigil for the pope began with a prayer service…
The Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism today notified leaders of Chicago and three other cities that it wants to meet to discuss the municipalities’ response to incidents…
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…
CHICAGO — At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, a powerful Democratic Party organization decided who to endorse in the March 17 primary in one key statewide race. The Cook…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…
Big news in agriculture to talk about lately, including the ramifications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on the upcoming farm bill, beef prices continuing to surge and the anticipated…