The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Tick Bites Are Sending More Americans to Emergency Rooms Than Ever Before This Summer

ER visits for tick bites rose 25% in April 2026 vs. the prior year. Lyme disease cases may be 500,000/year. Here's what to do about tick exposure this summer, and when to see a doctor.

Medical Daily · Jun 26

Groom gambles away entire wedding fund, then sues DraftKings

Exclusive: ‘Once they put the product out there, they have an obligation to make it reasonably safe,’ attorney Yvonne Flaherty told The Independent of client Dane Miller, who also lost his job and considered suicide in the aftermath

The Independent UK · Jun 26

CrackAlert: Andrii Svynchak’s proprietary IoT system for sensor-based monitoring as a new standard for commercial vehicle safety

“To help commercial fleets avoid financial losses, transport downtime, delivery delays, and logistical disruptions, I recommend that commercial fleets switch to a modern auto glass monitoring system,” says Andrii Svynchak, entrepreneur, inventor and founder of Auto sklo LLC (Illinois, USA).

inkl · Jun 26

Capping Credit Card Fees Threatens To Hurt Consumers and Small Businesses

Lawmakers can’t change the fact that expenses must be offset somewhere.

Reason · Jun 24

Twelve candidates compete for open Florida congressional seat as Donalds exits for governor's race

Madison Cawthorn (R), Chris Collins (R), Ola Hawatmeh (R), Catalina Lauf (R), Jim Oberweis (R), Jim Schwartzel (R), and six other candidates are running in the Republican primary for Florida's 19th Congressional District on August 18, 2026. As of June 2026, Cawthorn, Collins, Hawatmeh, Lauf, Oberweis, and Schwartzel led in…

Ballotpedia · Jun 23

Illinois woman wishes Dunkin’ employee a good day. Then the same employee allegedly calls her a ‘weirdo’

The employee allegedly gave her “death stares” as well.

We Got This Covered · Jun 23

First Thing: Judge thwarts Trump administration attempt to overthrow LA ‘sanctuary city’ policy

Central California US district court rejected claim policy was ‘unconstitutional’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Trump says he can ‘fix’ Chicago crime with DC-style crackdown after weekend of violence

President Donald Trump urges Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to request federal support to tackle urban crime but has been rebuffed so far and told to spend less time on social media

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Two killed and several injured as tornado rips through southern Illinois

Officials say Sarita Kimble, 62, and Delores Shelton, 83, killed in Mount Vernon as several buildings destroyed

The Guardian - US · Jun 22

Illinois EPA Declares Air Pollution Action Day for Chicago Metro Area Affecting 9.4 Million Residents in Eight Counties

Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day for Chicago's 8-county metro area, affecting 9.4 million residents. Ground-level ozone at Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels.

Medical Daily · Jun 22