4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (131+ words) The deadline to submit School Applications for the 2027 Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards is Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Get all the top news & discounts for Chicago & beyond. No password required. Broadway In Chicago is inviting high schools across the State of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (473+ words) Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 - Posted by Isabel Miller Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit of the state of Illinois on Wednesday because of its weak funding levels for pensions, a move that could make it more expensive for the state to borrow money....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (434+ words) (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in the city last weekend. The president…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump is not wanted or needed in Illinois. Pritzker’s campaign released a statement on Monday after the president said he would attend the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Medinah later this…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced five appointments to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which is set to hold its first meeting next month. Bashir Qaasim, Nedra Sims Fears, Nirali Shah, Rosa Ortiz and Vanessa Uribe are the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (192+ words) Illinois residents working full-time at the state’s average annual per capita income are more than $16,000 short of being able to afford housing, according to a recent report. Out of Reach, a report jointly published July 23 by the National Low…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (233+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker received the endorsement of Illinois' largest teachers union Monday as the Democratic governor campaigns for a third term, though the announcement also highlighted growing tensions over how the state should address additional funding requests from…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1483+ words) Chicago police investigate South Chicago Chapel after dozens of decomposing bodies were found throughout the funeral home. The gruesome discovery of unrefrigerated, decomposing bodies at a South Deering funeral home two weeks ago exposed the dearth of oversight over Illinois…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (131+ words) Aurora police were investigating a homicide on Sunday, after a man was found dead on a sidewalk in the city’s Dayton Triangle neighborhood, according to the department. Officers responded to reports of an unresponsive man lying on a sidewalk near…...