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Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88

Mar 22, 2025 3:32 pm - BROOKLINE, Mass. — Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles wi...
Trump promised an American boom. He now says it may take a while.

By Hadriana Lowenkron and Josh Wingrove
Mar 22, 2025 1:27 pm - President Donald Trump said his first day in office marked the start of a “golden age” for the U.S. He and his advisers now say it could take months or longer to arrive.
Judge calls Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ‘problematic and concerning’

By Silvia Foster-Frau and Justin Jouvenal
Mar 22, 2025 1:19 pm - A federal judge on Friday expressed doubts about the Trump administration’s use of a wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, while also grilling a govern...
‘The customers got us through’: Wheeling eatery’s owners recall tactics used to survive pandemic

By Eric Peterson
Mar 22, 2025 12:45 pm - Until March 2020, the father-and-son owners of The Original Granny’s in Wheeling thought the biggest worries about their then-39-year-old restaurant would always be finding and retaining the right staff as well as keeping favored food items in stock.
Voters to decide school, mental health, sales tax issues

By Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 22, 2025 12:15 pm - From a $140.3 million school construction plan in far western Kane County to establishing a mental-health board in Palatine, voters are being asked to decide a slew of issues in the upcoming election.
‘You just don’t get any answers from anybody’: Lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America

By JULIE WATSON
Mar 22, 2025 8:12 am - SAN DIEGO — Lennon Tyler and her German fiance often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in the United States since it was only a day's drive from her home in La...
Illinois human trafficking bill focuses cross-agency coordination, victims

By Bridgette Fox and UIS Public Affairs Reporting
Mar 22, 2025 4:00 am - Thousands of human trafficking cases likely unreported in Illinois. New bill aims to improve screening and support.
Prisoner Review Board sued for negligence a year after released prisoner killed Chicago boy

By Hannah Meisel
Mar 22, 2025 4:00 am - Mother files lawsuit seeking damages from Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Department of Corrections, and others for failing to prevent her ex-boyfriend from murdering her 11-year-old son after his release from prison.
Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago

By Ben Szalinski
Mar 22, 2025 4:00 am - In response to 2019 wrong-address police raid in Chicago, Illinois legislators propose limiting no-knock warrants, restricting late-night raids, and requiring bodycams during warrant executions.
Pritzker’s community college initiative stalls in House committee

By Peter Hancock
Mar 22, 2025 4:00 am - Pritzker's proposal to allow community colleges to offer 4-year degrees stalled in legislature over concerns about impact on existing university programs, but negotiations continue

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