2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (396+ words) September 11, 2026 / 6:17 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says he opposes an effort by the Trump administration to revoke temporary protected status from Salvadorans. Coffman says many people came to Aurora from El Salvador after the devastating 2001 earthquake. On…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (505+ words) June 16, 2026 / 11:42 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Illinois' $56 billion budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year, which begins July 1. It's the largest budget in state history. The spending plan does not increase state income taxes or sales…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (631+ words) May 21, 2026 / 3:07 PM CDT / CBS Chicago 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…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1173+ words) May 7, 2026 / 3:31 PM MDT / CBS Colorado One of Aurora's fastest-growing areas is running into an unexpected and confusing obstacle: uncertainty over whether natural gas service will be available for thousands of new homes and a school already under construction. Along the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) April 22, 2026 / 1:39 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Severe weather season has been off to a very active start in Illinois, with everything from flooding, hail, and damaging winds – and more than 100 tornadoes statewide. As of April 22, the preliminary count for tornadoes across…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1672+ words) Updated on: January 2, 2026 / 1:02 PM CST / CBS Chicago A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, medical assistance in dying for terminally ill patients, protections for immigrants and…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (129+ words) March 18, 2026 / 9:03 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Margaret Croke declared victory in a four-way race in the Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller on Tuesday. Associated Press election results showed Croke with 34.6% of the vote, compared with 32.2% for next-closest challenger Karina Villa, 24.5% or…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1069+ words) March 16, 2026 / 11:59 PM EDT / CBS News All three leading candidates, Stratton and Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, have pledged to fight the Trump administration in the Senate — particularly on immigration and enforcement — but for each, it's a matter of degree....

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (503+ words) The 2026 Illinois Primary will be held on March 17, 2026. The 2026 midterm general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The entire U.S. House of Representatives and 33 U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs this fall. This year, dozens of candidates are vying for…...