Highland Park man gets life sentence after admitting to July 4 parade mass shooting

The Highland Park man who admitted to fatally shooting seven people and wounding dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

By SOPHIA TAREEN – The Associated Press●

‘They Still Deserve More’ protesters seek support for caretakers of people with disabilities

In 2021, Illinois ranked 46th in a University of Kansas study of states’ spending on intellectual and developmental disabilities services, though in recent years the state has increased funding

By Maggie Dougherty and Tom O’Connor - for Capitol News Illinois●

Eye On Illinois: Should government leverage its buying power to churn local economic engines?

Paper pushers could go mad trying to figure out how much of each cafeteria pizza can trace its origins to the Land of Lincoln. To be fair, Rep. Harper isn’t suggesting anyone solve such an equation.

By Scott T. Holland●