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Schaumburg firm DialMind honing skills of AI phone attendants for other service companies

By Eric Peterson
Nov 10, 2025 1:44 pm - A Schaumburg-based company is working rapidly on the improvement of AI phone attendants for other firms, beginning with the type of senior home care agencies that emphasize the need to get it right.
Lawmakers must prioritize good policy over destructive politics

By Elliot Richardson
Nov 08, 2025 1:27 pm - In Illinois, politicians concluded their legislative year during the fall veto session, and they did not do nearly enough to support small businesses.
Governor says he will review ‘medical aid in dying’ bill

By Maggie Dougherty
Nov 07, 2025 2:50 pm - Terminally ill adults in Illinois may have the option to take life-ending medication prescribed by a physician under a bill sent to Gov. JB Pritzker.
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and SCOTT BAUER
Nov 07, 2025 9:37 am - President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.
Authorities: Chiropractor secretly recorded more than 180 patients

By Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Batavia chiropractor has been accused of secretly video recording more than 180 patients, including children, while they were nude or partially clothed.
Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Nov 06, 2025 9:06 am - Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.
As more suburban schools switch to artificial turf, injury debate carries on

By Dave Oberhelman
Nov 01, 2025 12:00 pm - As more and more synthetic turf fields are installed at suburban high school athletic fields, questions remain about whether they leave athletes more susceptible to injury.
Embracing AI is a pathway to prosperity for Illinois

By Scott Gartner
Oct 31, 2025 2:13 pm - Illinois has all the ingredients it needs to emerge as a national leader in innovation. From the Chicago region’s thriving startup ecosystem to our world-class universities and central location, the promise of our state is undeniable, says Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner.
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

By MICHAEL CASEY, GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Oct 31, 2025 1:26 pm - Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap Senate filibuster to end shutdown

By LISA MASCARO
Oct 31, 2025 11:05 am - Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.

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