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Road rehab: What’s in the tollway’s $26.5B construction program?

By Marni Pyke
Jun 27, 2026 11:00 am - The agency is proposing rate hikes averaging 45 cents a toll for passenger cars as well as inflation-based increases every other year starting in 2029.
Four years after Roe’s reversal, Illinois still a destination for women seeking abortion care

By Marni Pyke
Jun 23, 2026 7:53 pm - Planned Parenthood of Illinois said Tuesday, the agency has experienced a 48% increase in abortion care patients since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 24, 2022.
Toll hike coming? Board OKs hearings on potential 45-cent increase

By Marni Pyke
Jun 18, 2026 10:25 am - Illinois tollway directors approved holding statewide public hearings on a 45-cent rate hike impacting passenger vehicles, and unveiled a new $26.5 billion capital plan Thursday.
Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana

By DAVE COLLINS and HALLIE GOLDEN
Jun 12, 2026 8:02 am - Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving around 380,000 customers without power in Illinois and Indiana and disrupting air travel in the region.
Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East

By DAVE COLLINS
Jun 11, 2026 6:43 pm - Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights, while officials warned of a new round of severe storms and possible tornadoes into Thursday night.
State chooses Will County for new Stateville, Logan prisons

By Jenna Schweikert
Jun 08, 2026 5:50 pm - The Illinois Department of Corrections is officially planning to rebuild its Logan and Stateville correctional centers in Will County, dashing hopes for some downstate that it would rebuild Logan at its current location in Lincoln.
Illinois treasurer’s gift to Pope Leo? $8.65 of pontiff’s own money

By JERRY NOWICKI
Jun 05, 2026 5:49 pm - Vatican City’s been a popular spot for Illinois dignitaries since Chicago native Robert Prevost ascended to the papacy last year.Leaders from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to lawmakers to Gov. JB Pritzker have come bearing gifts for Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV — a Chicago-brewed “Da Pope” beer, city-sourced giardiniera, an Illini No. 14 jersey, Chicago White Sox gear and more.
Chicago US attorney defends his meddling with grand jury process over immigration protest case

By ED WHITE
Jun 03, 2026 3:34 pm - The top federal prosecutor in Chicago said he made a personal pitch to a grand jury before it indicted protesters who opposed the Trump administration's immigration sweep...
Rideshare drivers could unionize in Illinois under bill passed by General Assembly

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT
Jun 02, 2026 11:37 am - The General Assembly passed a bill early Monday that would give rideshare drivers the right to form a union. Drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft could elect union representatives and perform union activities, like collective bargaining. Drivers say a union is necessary because of low wages, and limited opportunities to appeal deactivations, or to have a say in setting rules.
Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?

Tara Sun
May 25, 2026 4:09 pm - CHICAGO — Inside a factory on Chicago’s North Side, the smell of simmering soybeans drifts through the air. On a typical day, “I use about 4,000 pounds of dry beans,” Jen...

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