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December 24, 2023

Illinois state government provides hundreds of migrants with hotel housing in Chicago

The Illinois state government says it will be paying to temporarily house hundreds of migrants at hotels as the Chicago area has seen a spike in recent arrivals.

December 24, 2023

Pro-Palestinian protesters confront Democratic lawmakers, shut down Chicago interstate

Pro-Palestinian protesters temporarily shut down an interstate in Chicago and confront Democratic lawmakers at their homes to call for more support for Palestinians in Gaza.

December 22, 2023

Federal judge declines to temporarily block key portion of Illinois high-power semiautomatic weapons ban

An Illinois federal judge declined on Friday to temporarily delay a portion of a state law banning some high-power semiautomatic weapons from going into effect.

December 22, 2023

Sen. Tim Scott blasts Chicago mayor for 'devastating' students with broken campaign pledge

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., sent a letter to Chicago's Democratic mayor slamming his plan to close charter schools despite pledging on the campaign trail to keep them open.

December 21, 2023

Ed Burke, former Chicago Democratic alderman, found guilty in corruption trial

Ed Burke, one Chicago's most powerful Democratic City Council members, was found guilty Thursday on all but one of 14 counts in a corruption trial.

December 19, 2023

STEM high school students stage sit-in protest, urge harsh punishments for bias incidents, improve DEI policy

High school students at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) urge school officials to implement stricter policies that address “racism" and “discrimination."

December 15, 2023

Chicago to move away from school choice, center neighborhood schools to rectify 'structural racism'

The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday announced that they passed a resolution to bolster the city’s neighborhood schools to rectify past "inequity."

December 15, 2023

Illinois NAACP president apologizes after likening migrants to 'savages,' rapists, burglars

The president of the Illinois NAACP has apologized after calling migrants “savages," rapists and burglars in a recent conference call, amid calls for her resignation.

December 15, 2023

Illinois man guns down 3 women before killing self

Three women were killed and a man was injured after a suspect opened fire at two different Ashland, Illinois homes Thursday night. The perpetrator later committed suicide.

December 15, 2023

'Party does not exist': Illinois incumbent wants primary opponent disqualified for misspelling 'Republican'

An Illinois county incumbent is attempting to disqualify his primary opponent, Bob Nowak, due to Nowak's alleged misspelling of "Republican" on his nomination papers.