Illinois
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Decade-low water levels on Mississippi River slow barges, disrupt food supply chain
Nov 04, 2022 1:00 am - The traffic jam on the Mississippi River caused by some of the lowest water levels in a decade will likely continue near term. About 200 boats and 3,000 barges on the lo...
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Illinois records 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, fewest since JulyNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, the fewest since July and the fourth-lowest monthly total since the outset of the pandemic in March 2020. Illinois Depa...
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Bradley Martin: 2022 candidate for Illinois House 17th DistrictNov 03, 2022 1:00 am - Bio Party: Republican City: Skokie Age: 33 Occupation: Since June 2020 Martin has been the executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies in Skoki...
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Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz: 2022 candidate for Illinois House District 17Nov 03, 2022 1:00 am - Bio Party: Democrat City: Glenview Age: 53 Occupation: Attorney. Previous offices held: Gong-Gershowitz seeks her third term as 17th House representative. In 2018 s...
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Authorities: Man threatened to kill Darren Bailey, his family in voicemail
Nov 02, 2022 1:00 am - Prosecutors say anger over a political television ad at a bar led a Chicago man to send Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey a voicemail threatening to mutil...
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A look at the statewide races on the ballot
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Lawsuits challenging SAFE-T Act consolidated by Illinois Supreme Court
Nov 01, 2022 1:00 am - Lawsuits from prosecutors in 58 Illinois counties challenging the state's SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform law have been consolidated into one case in Kankakee County....
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Madigan and longtime ally plead not guilty in corruption case
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Ex-tollway executives file suit, allege cronyismOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Two former high-ranking Illinois tollway executives accuse the agency's now-retired chairman of cronyism and overstepping his authority. A lawsuit by former Chief Admini...
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The fall COVID-19 surge 'has begun,' state health officials say, as hospitalizations riseOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are at their highest levels in more than a month, which Illinois Department of Public Health officials say indicates the start of a...