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March 14, 2024

Illinois to cut state-funded health care for illegal immigrants, green card holders after soaring costs

Illinois is poised to slash state-funded health care programs for illegal migrants and green card holders who have been in the state for less than five years.

March 14, 2024

Race for Illinois prosecutor seat features former appellate judge, professor with Democratic backing

The Cook County state’s attorney primary in Illinois, featuring Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III, has become highly contested between the two.

March 13, 2024

Chicago Teachers Union urges students to attend political rally for Illinois primary

The Chicago Teachers Union was accused of violating the Chicago Public Schools’ Code of Ethics for pushing students to attend a political event during school hours.

March 12, 2024

CDC sends response team to Chicago migrant shelter amid measles outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending medical teams to assist Chicago, Illinois, officials due to a measles outbreak linked to the Pilsen migrant shelter.

March 12, 2024

Illinois police identify 5 people, including 3 children, killed in school bus crash

Illinois police have identified five people, including three children, who died on Monday in a crash when a school bus and a semitruck collided along a highway.

March 12, 2024

Gun rights groups ask Supreme Court to strike down Illinois 'assault weapons' ban

Second Amendment groups have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Protect Illinois Communities Act and declare it unconstitutional for banning commonly owned rifles.

March 12, 2024

'Narcissistic' Democratic mayor accused by former assistant of putting makeup artist on town's payroll

Tiffany Henyard, a Democratic mayor, put her wardrobe stylist on the Thorton Township's payroll, according to a Freedom of Information Act request.

March 11, 2024

3 children, 2 adults dead in Illinois after semitruck hits school bus

Five people, including three children, died Monday in a collision between a school bus and a semitruck on Illinois Route 24 in Rushville.

March 11, 2024

Review finds 'broken' processes for resolving public record disputes in most states

A review of procedures found that most states in the U.S. have no reliable way to compel officials to release records that should be publicly accessible when they are being withheld.

March 8, 2024

Union boss calls for National Guard rollout on Chicago's transit system

The head of the largest union of Chicago transit workers said he would welcome Illinois National Guard members conducting bag checks on trains and buses in the Windy City to help boost security and make the system safer.