It has already cost Chicago taxpayers at least $206 million to defend and settle 16 lawsuits naming former CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara, who has been accused of falsifying police reports, framing ...

There are already more than 240 planned or active data centers in Illinois, or 19 per 1 million residents. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity estimated that, as of 2025, data centers ...

The deal that brought it was negotiated under a nondisclosure agreement that kept the company’s name from the public for more than a year, according to records reviewed by The Epoch Times. Manteno’s ...

In a statement, a spokesperson for Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign said Trump is not tethered to reality. “Instead of coming to Illinois and spreading lies, he should focus on delivering the lower costs ...

“We want to see a tax on big corporations and our hope is that the caucus of alders that shot it down last year see that their speculative revenue did not pan out,” said Ishan Daya, founding ...

“Families need this support, right? We shouldn't block families from having this type of dollar for dollar program,” Chicago homeschool advocate Latasha Fields said, adding that Illinoisans can still ...

Such a registry could saddle landlords with registration fees, inspections or other requirements. A registry is intended to ensure landlord compliance with issues such as building codes, but the ...

Pastor Corey Brooks believes his center might have been targeted because his conservative views have made him less than popular in certain circles of the overwhelmingly Blue city. He has been ...

Medicaid reported spending $25 million in taxpayer funds for weight loss drugs in the first quarter of 2025 in Illinois. Those numbers reflect more than 23,000 prescriptions in the state.

Two Chicago aldermen threatened to cut off city funding for World Business Chicago after the economic development group skipped an ethics committee hearing today over ads featuring Mayor Brandon ...

Over the past week, Catholic parishes began circulating a letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, urging members to encourage Gov. JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into the new federal ...

State Rep. Nicolle Grasse has proposed a bill that would limit when police can access license plate reader data. "Part of why we know of this misuse by various law enforcement officers in those places ...