12+ hour, 49+ min ago  (577+ words) A volunteer collects food donations at a suburban Chicago high school in November. The abrupt cancellation of a federal grant for dozens of Illinois schools could mean the end of food pantries, after-school programs and other support for schools. Two…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (948+ words) Big Muddy River Correctional Center, located in downstate Ina, about 300 miles south of Chicago, is one of nearly 30 correctional facilities operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ After 13 years in prison, Maria Garza needed a place to…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1060+ words) Yesenia Diaz (left), incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center in downstate Illinois, created the artwork shown that was given to Pope Leo XIV by Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker during their visit to the Vatican Nov. 19. When Illinois…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (183+ words) Wheaton North's Mark Forcucci (5) and Ross Dansdill (33) raise the the IHSA Class 7A State football trophy after beating St. Rita in 2021. The IHSA state football championships will be played Friday and Saturday at Illinois State's Hancock Stadium in Normal. Lena-Winslow vs....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (354+ words) Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces that digital drivers licenses and IDs will begin to be available to Illinois residents on Wednesday. Illinois residents will be able to store their driver's licenses and IDs on their cellphones starting Wednesday, Illinois…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1669+ words) Aubrey Lewandowski, left, of Palos Hills, uses SNAP food benefits to help buy groceries for her four children. It supplements what she earns making deliveries for DoorDash and other delivery apps. Natasha McClendon also uses SNAP to pad her income…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (756+ words) As president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, Stacy Davis Gates said bread-and-butter union issues will be front and center, like health insurance costs and problems with the current pension system. Stacy Davis Gates was elected president of the Illinois…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (672+ words) The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to undo an order that has blocked it from deploying National Guard troops within Illinois for more than a week. Solicitor General John Sauer wrote in the application to the high…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (723+ words) SNAP recipients could be stuck without food benefits in November after the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding due to the federal government shutdown. In a move that advocates call potentially "catastrophic," President Donald Trump's administration plans to withhold food…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (587+ words) Solar panels visible on the roof of Gerald Jones" home in Chatham, Sept. 24. President Trump halted $130 million previously promised fund for the Solar for All program that helped low-income residents obtain solar panels and reduce their electric bills. The attorneys…...