State stories on Illinois
A new Bears stadium looks sharp in renderings, but there are many challenges ahead before it can become a reality. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that he remains "skeptical" about providing public funding for a new stadium.
Judge Dave Carlson will decide Monday whether Jeremy Boshears should be released from jail ahead of a second murder trial.
Class of 2024 inductees include Smashing Pumpkins, Howlin' Wolf and Richard Marx.
Negotiations between Chicago and airlines about a seismic redo at O’Hare International Airport are back on track, Illinois’ two senators said Monday at a groundbreaking for Terminal 3 renovations.
The Illinois House passed a measure that requires the Illinois State Board of Education – if funding is appropriated by lawmakers – to provide professional development to teachers regarding climate change curriculum.
The Geneva legislator's proposed amendment would make it a felony to block a major highway for more than five minutes because emergency vehicles cannot get through.
It appears there is little support on the Sandwich City Council for an effort by a group of residents to declare the city to be a nonsanctuary community for migrants.
A man who went missing in Joliet was found dead in a river and detectives are working to unravel the circumstances behind his death, police officials said.
With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension system.
The Illinois House bill bans a practice known as step therapy that is used in some prescription drug plans.
The bill would provide instruction for school districts on relaxation activities, such as yoga or meditation, once per week for 20 minutes .
The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban four food additives that are found in common products including candy, soda and baked goods.
Supporters of the “Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act,” modeled after a federal tax credit program, said it would result in over 1,000 affordable housing units being built over its first six years.
The fire was reported in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Joliet, just west of Chicago Street.
One challenge stemming from the influx of migrants that some advocates say the state has not done enough to address is educating the children of those coming across the border.