Illinois
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How Illinois plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.Dec 03, 2025 8:54 pm - “The story of Illinois has always been the story of America,” Gov. JB Pritzker said during an event Wednesday outlining the state’s plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. From corn boils to music festivals and a documentary, it’s go time for community celebrations.
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Obama Presidential Center to open in June, former president says
Dec 03, 2025 6:00 pm - Following a decade of planning, construction and delays, the Obama Presidential Center’s opening has been narrowed to a specific month next year — but not yet an exact date, former President Barack Obama said Monday.
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Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines
Dec 02, 2025 4:38 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from “junk science” undermining evidence-based vaccine regulations at the federal level.
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Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10 billion, report says
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DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.Nov 30, 2025 3:56 pm - CHICAGO - Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was approached by several armed men. The Department of Homeland Security had just...
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Requests for new K-12 funding in Illinois likely to outstrip available resourcesNov 23, 2025 3:12 pm - If advocates, stakeholders and members of the public were granted all their requests for public school funding next year, lawmakers would have to increase the state’s K-12 education budget by nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars.
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Administration again denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois, Pritzker says
Nov 22, 2025 8:08 pm - The Trump administration has denied another request from Illinois to assist in the state’s recovery from severe flash floods in late July, despite a recent assessment det...
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New federal rules could put formerly unhoused people back out on the streets across Illinois
Nov 22, 2025 11:30 am - Chicago-area housing advocates are bracing for many of the 8,500 formerly unhoused people whose residences are subsidized by the federal government to lose their homes after the Trump administration announced it was drastically changing its funding rules and slashing the money available to subsidize long-term housing solutions.
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Staunton restaurant owner’s detention sparks probe into Duckworth stafferNov 13, 2025 4:56 pm - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into the conduct of one of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s aides, who is accused of misrepresenting himself to visit a Staunton restaurant owner who was detained by immigration agents.
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Two Illinois infants show possible botulism symptoms after using ByHeart formula; recall issuedNov 08, 2025 6:46 pm - Illinois health officials are urging parents and caregivers to stop using certain ByHeart powdered infant formula products after two infants developed symptoms consistent with botulism.