The lawsuit was filed in Will County against Ascension Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Services, former and current owners of Saint Joseph Medical Center.

After years of planning, discussion and a pandemic, the Jeffers apartment project in downtown Kankakee is set to begin.

The old prison in Crest Hill will be demolished and rebuilt. The state plans to build two new prisons: one for men and one for women.

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers gave hospitals and community health centers much of what they wanted this session by passing a bill that prohibits drug manufacturers from interfering with their access to discounted medications through a federal drug pricing program

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA OHS) has tips on how to include your pet in family disaster preparedness plans.

Communities across Illinois are stepping up opposition to data center development as lawsuits, packed meetings, and zoning battles spread, even after state lawmakers failed to advance major regulation of the rapidly growing industry

The Illinois River Valley Chapter serves 1.1 million people in five counties including Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will.

From Capitol News Illinois: The former defendants known as the “Broadview Six” are moving forward with an aggressive plan to force the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago to reveal the machinations behind how they were indicted

From Capitol News Illinois: Bills banning Glocks, creating a prescription drug board and regulating algorithmic pricing advanced in the final days of session, but not to the governor’s desk

The Chicago Bears announced Friday that its board of directors voted to advance its stadium project in Hammond, Indiana. However, two Illinois lawmakers confirmed to Capitol News Illinois that any talk of the Bears leaving the state is premature

From Capitol News Illinois: State Treasurer Mike Frerichs visited the Vatican this week with a gift for the pope: $8.65 of his own money

State Rep. Jed Davis, R- Yorkville, introduced legislation that has not advanced in Springfield, but he said his proposal of public referendums before city data center approval must enter the statewide conversation.

The Illinois Attorney General’s Office deemed a Joliet attorney’s constitutional challenge to forfeiture law a non-issue after prosecutors dropped the case that prompted the challenge.

With a resolution passed to preserve the deep body of upstream water resulting from the Fox River dam in St. Charles, the question turns to funding. City Council said it's open to modifying the dam, but did not say how it would cover the project's significant costs.

From Capitol News Illinois: House Bill 4418 creates the Plastic Pellets Pollution Control Act, which takes a step toward controlling the amount of plastic that ends up in Illinois waterways

The National Weather Service said warm, dry conditions, combined with southwest winds gusting as high as 25 mph will result in an increased grass and brush fire threat this afternoon

From Capitol News Illinois: Lawmakers on the final day of the General Assembly passed a bill to regulate how minors interact with social media and other online platforms to make them less addictive

An Indiana man may serve about a year and eighth months for driving drunk in a 2023 crash that led to a woman’s death and caused serious injuries to other passengers.

From Capitol News Illinois: In an exceptionally rare move, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros published a “special report” containing the transcript of a nearly four-minute speech he gave to a grand jury in October that would go on to indict the “Broadview Six” later that day

As another group of freshly graduated college students enters the job market, challenging times may be ahead with slow hiring rates across the country.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker says he intends to sign legislation imposing a statewide ban on cell phones and other wireless communication devices during instructional time in public schools and charter schools

From Capitol News Illinois: An Illinois law banning “swipe fees” on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge who once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week

From Capitol News Illinois: JB Pritzker acknowledged that the Chicago Bears may be on their way to Indiana. But he and Democratic leaders defended their decision not to move a bill incentivizing them to stay

From Capitol News Illinois: The General Assembly passed a bill early Monday that would give rideshare drivers the right to form a union

From Capitol News Illinois: Bills expanding privacy for abortion medical records and access to birth control services passed in the final days of the General Assembly’s spring session

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers approved a budget after 4 a.m. Monday, which includes the full $350 million increase in Evidence-Based Funding for public schools. Some education advocates had called for a bigger increase

From Capitol News Illinois: New taxes would be implemented on social media companies based on the number of users in the state, along with prediction markets, fantasy sports, and digital assets

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois could soon reform the state’s regulations on delinquent property tax sales after the House approved a bill 80-35 along party lines Saturday evening that lets homeowners keep their equity

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois Senate filed a more than 3,500-page spending plan late Saturday night but how it will be paid for has not been made public

From Capitol News Illinois: The POWER Act, an expansive bill to regulate data centers, will not pass the General Assembly this spring, but the bill’s leaders say the measure isn’t dead and negotiations will continue through the summer

From Capitol News Illinois: House Bill 4248 would prohibit any retailer from using surveillance pricing, a form of algorithmic pricing in which companies use a consumer’s personal data to generate a personalized price

Illinois hunters set a new spring turkey hunting record in 2026, with nearly 21,000 birds harvested and a growing number of hunters taking to the field.

Communities across northern Illinois are weighing billion-dollar data center projects that promise major tax revenue while raising concerns over water use, energy demand and rapid growth

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to bills giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rates for homeowners and automobile insurance

The City of Lockport has decided to halt all considerations and discussions of a data center in its Star Innovation District for the time being and will reopen review of the property's master plan.

A huge source of pride for Joliet’s outgoing police chief are the relationships and bonds he’s developed during his time leading the police department. 

From Capitol News Illinois: Owners of electric bikes, scooters, and other modes of transportation could soon be subject to new regulations under a bill moving forward in the Statehouse

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois House lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would regulate how the largest artificial intelligence companies report on the capabilities of their models

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker suggested on Tuesday that lawmakers could suspend the automatic gas tax increase of about 2 cents per gallon that happens annually on July 1

Lockport held its first workshop about the potential construction of a data center in its Star Innovation District on Tuesday and was met with many public questions and concerns.

From Capitol News Illinois: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin delivered a farewell address to the Illinois General Assembly, reflecting on his decades in public office and warning that today’s political divisions pose a serious threat to democratic norms

Batavia District 101 is seeking community members to serve on the school board following the recent resignations of two members.

From Capitol News Illinois: Former Republican strategist Collin Corbett filed to run for governor as an independent candidate. He enlisted Crystal Lake's Carolyn Schofield, a former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, as his running mate

Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity.

Illinois school vaccination rates have declined steadily over the past two decades. See the vaccination rates at your school.

Illinois vaccination rates have seen a slight increase in 2025-2026 among students, despite growing vaccine skepticism around the country

From Capitol News Illinois: A defense attorney for one of the “Broadview Six” immigration protesters alleged in court Tuesday that he had “reason to believe” that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros had personal contact with members of the grand jury

The Family First Housing Act would allow owner-occupied residential properties to contain one accessory dwelling unit for a qualifying parent of the homeowner or the homeowner’s spouse.

The five proposed cost-cutting measures have already passed both the Illinois House and Senate.

A lawsuit claims the rezoning of agricultural land for a Joliet data center is unconstitutional and the city violated state laws during the approval process.