2+ week, 3+ day ago   (649+ words) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. Illinois farmers did not start President Trump’s trade wars. But they are paying the price. Fertilizer, fuel and equipment are more expensive than they were just a couple of years ago. Longtime…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (84+ words) Illinois ranks near the bottom among states when it comes to building new homes, a shortage that is affecting both homebuyers and renters. David Young, director of capacity building at Housing Action Illinois, discusses what's driving the housing shortage and…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (401+ words) Gotion Inc, the US subsidiary of Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech, announced it will begin production next year at its gigafactory in Illinois state, creating 2,600 local jobs. "The most significant new manufacturing investment in Illinois in decades", as Illinois Governor…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1760+ words) Above the bay windows that run up the center of a two-story apartment building in Uptown, Nick Serra stands on what had been the roof but will soon be the balcony for a new third-floor unit he’s adding. In many…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1269+ words) The flood of outside money that reshaped Illinois’ Democratic primaries on Tuesday delivered uneven returns for the big-money interests that fueled it. So-called super PACs, or political action committees with unlimited raising and spending power, and aligned organizations poured nearly…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (602+ words) On Tuesday night, Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall. But it came at the end of a messy,…...

6+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (873+ words) Voters have been inundated with ads paid by various groups, often with names that are unrelated to their true cause. Dozens of super PACs, dark-money and special interest groups have pumped more than $50 million into Chicago-area congressional races in the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (387+ words) A university in Illinois announced it is moving some classes online after learning that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is renting office space in the same building as one of its locations. "Lewis is one of several tenants in the…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (190+ words) The North Carolina-based specialty supermarket chain Fresh Market is closing its Naperville location. The move will result in layoffs for 47 Illinois workers. “As a growing company, we regularly evaluate our store portfolio to ensure alignment with our strategic goals,” a…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (118+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | October 14, 2025 Commercial lender Sunstone Credit has deemed the HelioScope solar design platform from Aurora Solar as “bankable” and a trustworthy source for production estimates in the underwriting process. “We love when solar installers use HelioScope to estimate…...