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8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (195+ words) Starting Friday, May 22, the chain is launching its new "Summer Savings " Save a Gallon" promotion that takes the average price of a gallon of gas in Chicago off any pizza order. Here's how Illinois residents can save on their next…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (145+ words) With unusually cold temperatures in the forecast to begin Memorial Day weekend, Illinois' largest water park'is pushing back the start of its summer season. Raging Waves, located in suburban Yorkville, said in a Facebook post it will open for the…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (850+ words) After a messy week of developments that included vague, revived hopes for a Chicago stadium and public sniping between Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, the governor on Friday looked ahead to the upcoming May 31 deadline and said he…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (456+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker indicated on Friday that he is optimistic that lawmakers will pass the so-called mega projects bill that could keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois. But they are racing against a rapidly approaching deadline. The…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago  (759+ words) Illinois abortion advocates are urging lawmakers to do more to protect reproductive healthcare as the legislative session moves into its final days and the federal landscape keeps shifting. The push comes after a recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling blocked a lower…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (323+ words) Illinois lawmakers passed a bill requiring schools to have female CPR manikins for training. The bill would require schools to have breasted CPR manikins. It passed the Senate by a 43-13 margin and the House previously approved the measure in a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (638+ words) Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation's most popular types of firearms. The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines on Wednesday to pass House Bill…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1386+ words) Stacker compiled a list of the most popular baby names for boys in the 50s in Illinois using data from the Social Security Administration. Names are ranked by number of babies born. Bruce is a name of Scottish origin meaning "from…...

23+ hour, 19+ min ago  (561+ words) For the first time, the ABC7 I-Team heard directly from the Illinois secretary of state about a Chicago-area businessman accused of swindling people out of tens of thousands of dollars. Alexi Giannoulias is now speaking out about the alleged scheme involving…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (138+ words) FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. " In celebration of Memorial Day and our nation's upcoming 250th birthday, U. S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft and the Southern District of Illinois recognized 99-year-old Robert Gill from Jerseyville, Illinois, as a recipient of the Hometown Hero Award. "Getting an award like…...