Illinois News

1,128 stories

Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago committee approves infrastructure funding around soccer stadium

July 14, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council’s finance committee has approved $424.9 million for public access, road improvements, a…

July 13, 2026

(Legal Newsline) - Parents do not have legal rights to sue teachers unions for calling illegal strikes, which allegedly lead…

July 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – Plans for a state-developed park just blocks from the State Capitol and in front of the…

July 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, has filed the latest piece of legislation aimed at keeping the…

July 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – According to a new report, a 10-time convicted felon on pretrial release was arrested in Gov.…

July 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – The federal indictment of Illinois state Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron…

July 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – An Illinois policy analyst says Chicago block clubs have connected thousands of people to jobs, but…

July 13, 2026

(The Center Square) – Illinois State Police say two teens have been arrested in connection with a targeted mass shooting…

July 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – A Putnam County Community Unit School District #535 paraprofessional is facing criticism after a social media…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Illinois House will convene a special investigative committee after 11 House Republicans filed paperwork Friday. …

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – A Carbondale store owner has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he admitted…

July 2, 2026

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster declaration late Tuesday covering 11 counties across the state…