2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (350+ words) Katin Houser (4) of the Illinois Fighting Illini celebrates a rushing touchdown against the UAB Blazers during the second half at Gies Memorial Stadium on September 03, 2026 in Champaign. CHAMPAIGN — Katin Houser threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (665+ words) For more than two decades, Illinois has permitted eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, which makes college much more affordable. At some colleges, like the University of Illinois Chicago, out-of-state tuition costs three times more. Thousands of immigrant students…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) Candidate for Illinois House, District 52 Democratic Party Primary Retired labor attorney and small-business owner Loyola University of Chicago, B.A. criminal justice and organizational communications John Marshall Law School (UIC Law-University of Illinois Chicago), J.D. Currently serving as vice chair on the Lake…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (722+ words) 🔎 Below: The grim discovery of the remains of more than 100 people at South Chicago Chapel has lawmakers calling for changes to how Illinois regulates funeral homes, crematories and embalmers across the state. 🗞️ Plus: Residents file police reports for feds’ alleged…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (428+ words) The Illinois Institute of Technology laid off 160 faculty and staff members just weeks before students are scheduled to resume classes in August. Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times file The Illinois Institute of Technology has laid off approximately 160 faculty and staff…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (741+ words) Gov. JB Pritzker has yet to decide whether to sign legislation allowing terminally ill people with six months or less to live to receive medication to end their lives. Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday wouldn’t commit to signing legislation narrowly…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1029+ words) State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (left) covers his face as Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad explains the financial situation at West Suburban Medical Center during a news conference in April about the hospital’s closure and plans to try to reopen…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (668+ words) State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (far left) and state Rep. Daniel Didech hold the newly signed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Measures Act while signatory Gov. JB Pritzker (center) applauds in the Loop, Monday, July 6, 2026. The legislation establishes a framework for AI…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (550+ words) A phone displays crypto prices on the Kalshi app. Illinois lawmakers are trying to tax prediction markets. The prediction market behemoth Kalshi filed suit this week to block a new Illinois tax on financial exchanges like theirs that state gambling…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (394+ words) The majority of people who are no longer getting health insurance coverage through Get Covered Illinois, the state’s Afordable Care Act marketplace, were dropped for nonpayment, state data shows. More than 92,000 people are no longer getting Affordable Care Act health…...