They were arrested at an ICE protest outside of Chicago. Here’s what happened to them next

As demonstrations outside an immigration enforcement facility near Chicago have ramped up, so has the number of protesters ...

Illinois Is Taking the Feds to Court Over 'Trump's Invasion' of Chicago

"The Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said ...
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Illinois lawmakers hike toll roads and sales taxes to fund Chicago-area transit

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

New ranking reveals Illinois' 10 most Instagrammed tourist attractions

A new study ranked the tourist attractions in Illinois that are most commonly shared on Instagram and all 10 are in Chicago. The study, conducted by AI image generator NightCafe, analyzed Instagram ...

Illinois and Chicago sue to block Trump deployment of National Guard, but troops already on the way

Illinois and Chicago have sued the Trump administration to block deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, though it was revealed in court that troops are already on the way.
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Stephen A. Smith ‘Alarmed’ Over Chicago Crime

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and Fox News host Bret Baier have questioned Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over his handling of violent ...

Illinois House Democrats introduce new transit funding plan, eye billionaire and entertainment taxes

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many ...

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to appeal Trump's denial of disaster declaration for flood damage

The city of Chicago, Cook County, and the state of Illinois plan to appeal President Trump's decision to deny a disaster ...

Massive oily asphalt spill in Chicago canal leaves environmental threat months later

Almost a half million gallons of liquid asphalt poured into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal earlier this year. EPA is ...

How Illinois’ ‘Balkan Five’ came together — and are giving the No. 17 Illini a new sound

Illinois men’s basketball has five players with Balkan heritage this season — the latest product of the Illini’s internationally focused recruiting operation.

Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems.

Chicago outdoors: Chinook draws a crowd, O'Hare buck, fall turkey harvest drop, Stray Cast

Raya Redding's Chinook at 31st drawing a crowd, Scott Richard Holm's O'Hare buck photo, the Stray Cast and an update on navigating the Fox Chain O'Lakes are among the notes from around Chicago ...