The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Illinois improved to 5-1 by beating Iowa and landed in the poll for the first time since Oct. 16, 2011 — 178 polls.

ROCKFORD, Ill. — The front line of this year’s fierce fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives cuts straight through the river cities and rural communities of the 17th Congressional District in northwestern Illinois.

The Republican candidate for governor has also compared abortion to the Holocaust.

JOLIET, Illinois — Mercedes is the pinnacle of European luxury, and the S-class is the summit of Mercedes.

Peggy Dula is as surprised as she is relieved. The 55-year-old resident of St. Charles, Illinois, had been fighting a $2,700 ambulance bill for nearly a year. Now, the amount she owes from her September 2021 car wreck appears to be zero.

NORMAL, Ill. — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey engaged in a chippy first face-to-face broadcast debate Thursday night, as each man frequently interrupted the other with claims of lies, deception and hypocrisy.

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

With a new $3 million grant, nonprofit Elevate is targeting 100 low-income homes over two years, replacing natural gas appliances with electric units as Illinois phases out fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.

By growing wages, increasing revenues, reducing government assistance costs and relieving pressure on tax rates, the Workers’ Rights Amendment is a valuable policy tool for our state.