Articles filed under Illinois
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New state law takes social media restrictions further than Meta settlementAug 30, 2026 11:50 am - Illinois will receive up to $768 million from a multi-state $17.1 billion settlement with social media giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — the culm...
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Pritzker, Bailey offer different visions for Illinois educationAug 26, 2026 6:14 am - In appearances during the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker and his Republican challenger Darren Bailey offered different visions for how to improve public education in Illinois.
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Former sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies, attorney saysAug 23, 2026 6:36 pm - Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who was convicted and sentenced for murdering Sonya Massey inside her home, died Sunday, his attorney said. He w...
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Illinois regulators propose allowing licensed cannabis producers to grow outdoorsAug 21, 2026 3:09 pm - In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home growers would be out of luck.
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Pritzker tours storm damage, signs flood relief bill expanding local Chicago programsAug 15, 2026 10:20 am - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law to allow more homeowners to access financial relief if their home is flooded. The bill signing comes as residents around Illinois dealt with yet another round of severe weather this week.
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Why hundreds of communities are scrambling to find road saltAug 15, 2026 9:31 am - Winter is still months away. But communities already are scrambling to store up road salt for the snowy season ahead. That lately has been a challenge for municipalities that count on buying salt through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, only to be left out in the cold.
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Phony gas and grocery discount offers are hitting mailboxesAug 11, 2026 1:57 pm - With the cost of groceries and fuel continuing to strain many household budgets, it's no surprise that consumers are eager to take advantage of legitimate savings opportunities. Unfortunately, scammers know this too, and they're increasingly using the U.S. Mail to lure people with promises of free gas and grocery gift cards.
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Illinois becomes first state in Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollutionAug 11, 2026 9:20 am - Illinois is requiring polluters to begin reporting spills of industrial plastic pellets known as nurdles, a growing source of contamination in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Companies that manufacture, use or transport nurdles also must develop plans to limit them in storm runoff, making the state the first in either watershed to officially designate bits of wasted plastic as pollution.
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School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinksAug 08, 2026 9:42 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released details Friday of how it will distribute $9.3 billion in Evidence-Based Funding to public schools for the upcoming academic year. That’s a $350 million increase above last year’s funding. But it is not enough to keep pace with rising costs and declining revenue from certain corporate and business taxes.
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Illinois joins lawsuit over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old onesAug 04, 2026 1:13 pm - Twenty-five states, including Illinois, sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.