4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (849+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois election officials said Tuesday they are conferring with Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to determine how Illinois could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to proceed, at least for now, with implementing…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1685+ words) CHICAGO — Minutes after Riverton police officer Brad Herzog ran 31-year-old Daniel Torrez Perez’s name through a law enforcement database one night in April 2025, his phone rang. It was the FBI. “Every bell and whistle went off,” said Jack Griffin, the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (377+ words) CHICAGO — A new state program took effect Saturday to provide food benefits to people who have recently become ineligible because of federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger, or FRESH, program kicked…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1613+ words) SPRINGFIELD — After more than three years on the legislative backburner, the Illinois House on Wednesday approved a major economic development bill that would clear the path for the Chicago Bears to build a new domed stadium in Arlington Heights. The…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (828+ words) Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities, while Serve…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (631+ words) CHICAGO — 2026 is a big year for Chicago Public Schools. The school board is looking for a new CEO as it stares down a possible half-billion-dollar budget deficit. And later this year, the city will hold school board elections — this time…...